Spencee - I think that by people saying I managed it, is just another way of normalising it, and by normalising it, then hopefully less people will be embarrased by the notion of it.

When I was pg with DD, my SIL, at the time was 13, and she asked about whether I would bf, and even do it in public - we were the first in our family to have children, and so she had never really seen it in progress. TBH, she was a little uncomfortable the first couple of times I got my boobs out and you could see she was trying not to look. But, I think by the time DD was 3months old, she would regularly come sit next to me and chat, and even at times, would stroke DD's head whislt she was bfing - to the SIL, by me bfing wherever and whenever, and not being discreet about it, it normalised the behaviour so that it wasn't weird or embarrasing to her, and I hope that when it comes time for her to have children, she won't think twice about bfing.

As for practical advice, when we were just establishing bf'ing, I found parents rooms really helpful. The first time I did in public at a cafe, I tried using a wrap to cover me up, but found that in attaching DD, and trying to ensure I was covered, I probably exposed even more of myself so quickly gave that idea up! As many have said, when a baby is on the boob, you really don't see much at all. I have bought a couple of cheap singlets to wear under normal tops, so that my belly is still covered - but that's nothing to do with wanting to cover my boobies up - its wanting to cover my jelly belly!