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BR: BF question
I fully intend on breastfeeding our baby, but I have to admit the idea of it kinda weirds me out. Just the idea of my bewbs being a food source and a baby sucking on them like a bottle. LOL. Sorry if that sounds strange but did anyone else think this before bf-ing?
It's not like this will deter me from actually doing it, but I'm just wondering if anyone else had/has these thoughts?
Re: BR: BF question
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I have these thoughts and I'm not even pregnant!
Cleaning a baby penis also weirds me out.
Lol. I'm also freaked out about the belly button healing process!
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I thought that it was a little odd also before hand and I think thats why it was not successful for me in the end. I was never able to get there mentally.
As far as the belly button goes, its not bad. I didn't have to do anything to it and in two weeks it fell off.
The thought of BFing terrifies me. I want to do it, but I don't know if I'll be able to pull it off mentally.
Another thing I'm worried about is BFing with my work/commute schedule. I don't exactly work in a "pump-friendly'' workplace. I just don't know if it's doable.
other than neither drake nor I seemed to be getting the hang of it, this played a big role in why i stopped. I would have no where to pump. and 95% of the people i work with are male, and i live to far to go home on my lunch. All the offices have huge windows with no blinds....
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Don't worry, sweeties. It seemed like a foreign thing to me too, but once you start, it feels really natural.
This!
I had a lot of the same fears previously mentioned... but they all went away. And not going to lie, I felt hugely discouraged in the hospital when they said Evie wasn't "getting enough". But if I had known beforehand that c/s babies can actually lose up 20% of the birth weight in their first week of life, not just the typical 10%, I would have felt much more at ease. Hindsight is 20/20. Not only that, though, I had a good support system in place. My mom was a great source of knowledge and support and even played liaison between me and the lactation consultant at the hospital. She was a bit of a drill sergeant and I was getting cranky towards the end of my stay (I was itching to be discharged)... So I would let my mom talk and ask questions and I would just listen.
I was really nervous about it hurting, and like Tonia said, if baby latches on properly, it won't hurt. Luckily, Evie got the hang of it so it's never really hurt. And as far as constantly leaking, or it hurting in the shower, I haven't experienced that. But everyone is different... don't let a few bad experiences scare you off. I know more people who are successful and had no issues than those who did.
ETA: I just realized that last couple lines sounds snarky... and it was absolutely not meant to be! Trust me, I have nothing against FF'ing!!
Sorry if I came off judgey.
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I too was freaked out before hand and didn't know if I could make the switch from "sex objects" to "food objects" but for me, it just happened. It was what I really wanted so I committed to it and made it work for us. It took Alex time to begin to latch properly and to not fall asleep while eating. Now we're pros and my nips don't hurt and aren't cracked even though I EBF now. The Medela Lanolin ointment is amazing, get some, it will save your nips and it's great for chapped lips too!
I will say again though that it does require a strong committment because it is frustrating in the beginning and it is time consuming. I'm still not sure where/when I'm going to pump when I go back to work, but I'll make it work because I want to.
LOL I never thought of this! now I know what to do with that 1/2 tube of lanisnoh that's in my cabinet!
Awesome.
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