Any breastfeeding mother of a mobile baby, will probably smile a wry smile when you mention breastfeeding acrobatics. At some stage or other - most moms feeding an older baby, have had feet near their ears, bottoms under their chin, and some wild and whacky breastfeeding positions inflicted upon them!

If it’s causing you no pain, and is working for you at home, there’s no reason that you can’t allow the occasional breast feeding acrobatic act - however, if it’s hurting, or you are uncomfortable with it - then establishing some feeding rules might make all the difference:

Clear and gentle communication, to “Nurse Gently” , followed by gentle detachment if your request isn’t followed, is the general reccomended approach.  With my son, we have to preempt acrobatics when we’re outside of the home, by almost constantly telling him to “Keep mummy covered” or “Nurse Gently”  and take “boobie” away if he doesn’t play by the rules.

It took a week of requesting, and following up with boobie removal before the little guy got the idea, but now, when he hears “Nurse Gently” he understands that it’s time to concentrate at the task at hand.

At home, I generally let him have a free for all - the ultimate feeding experience, which has resulted in bottoms in faces, and lots of giggles and  fun. (Breastfeeding is meant to be fun!)

In public, for  the sake of my modesty, we nurse “nicely”.