for me to finally realise I'm comfortable breastfeeding & I can do it
I'd always planned to breastfeed if I could and knew of the sore nipples, possible attachment issues etc but noone ever warns of:
* Dreading each feed due the pain associated with the first few sucks they take for the first 6-8 weeks.
*Needing to plan each feed about half hour in advance to make sure I'd gone toilet, had my glass of water, make sure I had my mobile, house phone, remote control and my mountain of pillows all in place before I sat down to feed.
*That having larger breasts made it almost impossible to cradle hold feed in the early days and rugby hold it was.
*BB's that leaked like a garden hose 24hours a day but when I tried expressing would only get about 50ml combined total out of both breasts on a good day.
*Worrying constantly DD wasn't feeding/getting enough as she only fed for 15mins max and the midwives and CAFHS nurses kept saying you "should" feed 20mins one side and then try the other.
*continously on here or googling ways to increase my supply or looking for symptoms she wasn' getting enough
*Staring enviously at all the mums out and about sitting comfortably feeding their babies, while I worked on a mad time schedule to make sure I got home as there was no way I could feed in public without my 15pillows
That was until the other day when I was sitting outside enjoying some sunshine while "cradle" hold feeding my DD when I decided I was hot wanted to go inside, so I managed to take off my sneakers, goes inside and get settled all while DD was attached and happily feeding away, breastfeeding was finally easy
When did it all fall into place for you?
Oh and I have also tackled the public breastfeed and won!
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