Breast Crawl... what is the point?

[Salsa]

Did you girls know that our nipples darken in pregnancy and aereola gets larger and even some women get the linea nigra line, because this makes it easier for newborns to find mum's nipples!! They know where to look.... they see these two big dark things! And the line helps direct bub up towards the nipples...... so amazing isnt' it..... read about it as i always wondered why our nipples get darker!!

thats so interesting! I got linea nigra under my nipples this time, and have been wondering why! I wonder if the linea nigra that some ladies get on their belly is to help lead the baby upwards too? I didnt have that.

[Olive]

my bubs isnt going to find my nipples by the linera line!! i never get them, thats what happens to pasty white people!!

[Salsa]

my bubs isnt going to find my nipples by the linera line!! i never get them, thats what happens to pasty white people!!

Pale and interesting

[Shanti]

my bubs isnt going to find my nipples by the linera line!! i never get them, thats what happens to pasty white people!!

I missed out on a linea nigra too!! hahaha I didn't want one anyway..... hehe

I have the darker larger nipples tho!

Salsa - yep, the linea nigra line is designed for bub to help bub find way to nipples.

[Heaven]

I didn't get it either, I'm so pasty, lol.
Where I'm having bubs they try to get everyone to do skin on skin and the breast crawl (well, if you want to that is).

[Jennifer13]

I didn't get the linea nigra line and my nipples didn't change a bit. Just as well my bub made up for it by opening her mouth nice and W-I-D-E and smelling well!

[Bathsheba]

Didn't get much, if any, linea nigra either... I'm not overly pale, meaning I'm fair, but not pure white like some women I know... I didn't get abdominal stretch marks either... maybe it's a deep tissue thing rather than something to do with melanin? (skin pigment).

[Cassius2]

I think the amniotic fluid connection is really interesting! at our 20 week U/S DD was clearly guzzling the stuff up LOL! and we did a close up of it and the action was pretty much the same as when they go for the boob. so i guess if she was smelling the same thing that could explain her reflex for wanting to eat (at our hospital they didnt care when (or if) we washed bubs after birth, so DD didnt get a bath until the next day)...

hmmm interesting stuff...

Salsa: although DD came out demonstrating that she wanted to feed, it wasnt until she took a breather of about 20-30 minutes after lying on my chest before she actually started to search again and finally got to feed. i think it is nice to give them time to take some of the world in and be able to smell, feel, touch and most importantly hear our voices. those 60 minutes that you had were no doubt an intense bonding moment for him and you only get that first cuddle once!

Bath: i reckon so too...i am pale as pale can be and yet got the 'snail trail' as DH put it. urghh i felt so gross! no naked tummy photos (which i regret now!).