Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Breastfeeding

Can I say breastfeeding on here?

Wow, I am finally done breastfeeding kiddo number 1 and boy was that a roller coaster.

People always say that it is such a good time to bond and enjoy with your little one but they left a few details out.

Breastfeeding hurts until everything becomes numb(?) and then you become a pro. 

It is worth it though and saves so much money.

Lactation specialists aren't really that great....don't have one come talk to you...they charge you $30+ for looking at you.

It is a great time to bond and I really did love that! My busy guy actually would sit still for the entire 10 minutes, another plus!!

I was entirely blessed with a lot of milk production...too much info again? Sorry! Zac would eat on both sides and be done in 10 minutes. That's awesome!!

Nursing pads were a joke for me. 

I would leak through my shirts every day in the beginning. I finally found AWESOME nursing pads.

I tried using disposable pads and went through them so fast that I would have spent $100 a week on those things. I used washable and they were amazing and comfortable. Funny story, I was in babies r us looking to buy some washable ones and this guy saw me looking at them and said out loud to his wife in front of me, "EWWWWW, can you imagine what someone would smell like if they used washable nursing pads!" I wanted to turn around and karate chop him in the jugular. Any way, you don't stink, if you were wondering. I used FuzziBunz nursing pads and you can get them on Amazon so that you don't have to have people look at you funny :). 


Back to the producing too much, my poor little guy would have to get used to the milk shooting him in the eyes, face, and back of the throat because there was no stopping my supply. I was grateful, don't get me wrong, and it was HILARIOUS!!

I could hit a target 10 feet away. Just kidding. But maybe 5 feet away hahaha.

I wanted to feed Zac for a year and I did it!!! WAHOO!!! 

Even after breastfeeding for a year, I still couldn't really do it in public. I need tips from people on this one. I felt like I had to strip down to do it and there's no way i'm doing that in front of everyone.
Weening: I was going to Hawaii and so I wanted to be done before we left. Weening was harder than I thought, if you want to do it gradually, and so I got him down to morning and night. I thought that that was good enough and then I'd only have to pump twice a day and I wanted to ensure that my monthly friend wouldn't come while on vacation.

I completely forgot the pump though. YIKES!!!

Last tip from me and for future weening reference:

Benadryl and Sudafed dry everything right on up!

Last Last comment, promise, your milk producers will go back to smaller than before you were pregnant in two days flat. 

5 comments:

  1. hahaha...everything you said is so true for me, too. My kids gag their way through feedings the first few months cuz they can't handle me;) What nursing pads do you use? I'm just interested in if they are washable. I have found disposable ones that work great, but since i go through them so much, I would love washable ones. I have yet to find some that do anything, though!

    And nursing in public...I had to learn that while traveling around Europe (nurse in front of the Colosseum? Check. Leaning tower of Pisa? Check, Milan Duomo? Check...). And I feel like they are a little more "open" in Europe. So, now I'm totally comfortable (at least with a cover and all that - I saw a lady WALKING around in Ross the other day, nursing her baby with no cover whatsoever. WHAT?!?!)

    Okay. This comment is too long. (:

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  2. Bonnie! This cracks me up! Ok, so funny story. I tried using disposable pads and, like you said, went through them so fast that I would have spent $100 a week on those things. I used washable and they were amazing and comfortable. Funny story, I was in babies r us looking to buy some washable ones and this guy saw me looking at them and said out loud to his wife in front of me, "EWWWWW, can you imagine what someone would smell like if they used washable nursing pads!" I wanted to turn around and karate chop him in the jugular. Any way, you don't stink, if you were wondering. Maybe i'll add this to the post...anyway...I used FuzziBunz nursing pads and you can get them on Amazon so that you don't have to have people look at you funny :). You are definitely a pro and very international too!! Walking around?! WHAT?? Too much lady, too much!

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  3. You are hilarious. That made my day.

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  4. As a new nursing mama, I LOVE this! Made my day :)

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  5. I love this and I am so proud of you!! I wish I sprayed my kids in the face and made them gag. Seriously, I was really looking forward to that. Unfortunately, I'm not as blessed. Haha. I did walk around Disneyland while nursing a 4 month old Kaden back in the day. I made nursing cami's. They were so cheap and easy to make and it made nursing in public so much easier... and more modest. Haha.

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