Nursing Etiquettes

Nursing etiquettes for mothers:-

If you're a breastfeeding mother, you may have to finagle a comfortable place to nurse your child. While nursing a baby is the most natural thing a woman can do, not everyone in society feels this way. Whenever you're out and about with baby, you need to scope out in advance a discreet place you can retreat to should you need to feed your baby.
Despite your best intentions to keep your nursing private, there are some times when you must feed your baby in front of others. You should come prepared and include a large blanket or shawl in your diaper bag. Then you can drape this over your shoulder and create a private little sanctuary in which your baby can feed. This is the perfect option if you have to nurse on an airplane, at the mall or in a restaurant.
Instead of setting up a diaper-changing shop on a friend's dining room table or an expensive rug in her living room, you should ask first if there's a better place you can change the diaper. Also, keep in mind that most diaper bags these days come with a diaper changing pad. Using these pads will not only protect the surface on which you're changing your baby, but it will also protect your baby's skin from coming into contact with any surface that's less than clean.
On visiting your friend's place, try to find an outdoor trash can in which you can dispose of your dirty diaper. If that's not possible, always have extra plastic bags on hand that you can wrap the diaper in and then dispose off when you get home.
If you find yourself needing to give your baby a bath in someone else's kitchen sink, don't automatically assume that it's OK. The thought of a baby's bottom in their kitchen sink might make some people cringe (get embarrassed), and you'll maintain better relations with your friends and family if you check with them first. Don't assume that someone else's home should have all the things that you'll need for the bath. Its fine to ask to borrow a towel or face cloth, but if they don't have any baby shampoo on hand, don't roll your eyes in response. Instead, always come prepared by keeping a travel-sized bottle of baby shampoo with you in your diaper bag.
When your baby needs to sleep, you need to make sure that he's in a place that's conducive to his sleeping. If not, you've got to politely excuse yourself by explaining that you really need to get your baby home for a nap.
Without a sophisticated immune system, your baby is bound to get sick from time to time. Whether he goes to day care or just play groups in the neighborhood, you will be considered a polite parent if you keep your baby home whenever he's not feeling well or is potentially contagious. Its bad manners to get other people sick on purpose, just because you really wanted to get out of the house. Keep your child home until he's feeling better, and then a few days later, bring him back to the outside world.

Etiquettes for others dealing with nursing mothers:-

Never force your views on someone who doesn't see breastfeeding in the same light that you do. Even if you feel very strongly that breastfeeding is best, the only thing you'll accomplish in becoming a vocal breastfeeding zealot is rude behavior.
If you're holding a friend's baby or are nearby when you sense (read-smell) that the baby has just filled her diaper, it's perfectly polite to let the parent know.
If you find yourself at someone's home and their baby is crying it out, respect their desire to do this and don't interfere. It may make you feel uncomfortable hearing the baby cry in his room, but you've got to defer to the parent's judgment on this issue and opt not to say anything.
If you're at someone's house as a guest and their baby goes down for a nap, now is not the time to turn the radio up or to talk in loud voices. You should be a polite guest and keep things quiet while the baby is asleep.