it’s a love thang
I was talking to a new blog friemd yesterday on IM & we were saying how exclusively breastfeeding our children was sort of a love/hate relationship. We love doing it, but hate that it’s so time consuming. I’ve been thinking about that since then, and I’ve come to realize that it’s really just a love thing now. Yes, it’s kinda hard to just drop everything and whip out the boob cuz the kid’s hungry, but I simply can’t think of anything else I’d rather do, most times.
When I think of where we were 8 weeks ago, where I was really seriously considering switching to formula because it was just too hard to do, and how now I’m so happy that I didn’t. Zachary’s getting to an age where he’s realizing what mom’s doing as I’m getting it out and you can see in his face… he’s happy about it! “Feed me mama!” he seems to be saying.
Our time together is usually quick – he’s a fast nurser, even in the middle of the night – MOST nights, he only nurses for less than 10 minutes and he’s back to sleep. I’m grateful for that, I’ll tell ya! And during the day, even on those days when he’s at it every hour, it’s still not for long – and usually only one side. So he is a speedy lil guy, but clearly, he’s growing so apparently, he’s taking what he needs. So the time thing really isn’t an issue anymore.
I guess I’m just posting this for those moms out there that are new and are having a hard first few weeks. I want them to know it WILL get better, in most cases. I found a great way to get him to latch on, and that was probably the biggest thing to keep us breastfeeding. Because I have large breasts, Zach couldn’t seem to do more than grab onto the nipple, which was a KILLER! So those first two weeks were just horrid, and I really was hating it. I was doing it solely for him, and starting to resent it. It wasn’t until another trip to another lactation consultant that she suggested pinching my nipple AND areola together (not painfully), to compress them and then sort of shoving it into his mouth. It took some practice, but here we are, at 9 weeks & thriving 
Don’t give up!
breastfeeding
nursing
I’m thinking of only breastfeeding my son. We’ll see how that goes lol. He’s my first so it’s kind of a big decision. Are there any BFing books that you suggest?
trailin, I really didn’t read any bf’ing books when I was getting ready to bf any of my kids. I did take a breastfeeding class at the hospital – having a more hands-on approach was helpful. Thanks for visiting & commenting