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BF survival tips?
I'm not talking about actual BF'ing technique, but rather sanity-saving tips.
Such as:
What do you/did you do while nursing? Watch tv? Read? One-handed texting? What about in the middle of the night?
Leaking - do I need to buy stock in the pads?
Hit me with any best practices to stay sane...TIA
Re: BF survival tips?
I am FOREVER on my phone, to the point where I am charging it several times a day. Facebook, TN/TB, words with friends, Pinterest, LOTS of web surfing, basically anything I can do one handed that requires a short attention span.
I use the disposable pads and don't even use them all that much since I feed on demand all the time.
GL!
I watched the entire series of One Tree Hill on Soapnet. I had maybe seen one episode prior but it was on twice a day from 1-3pm so I quickly caught up on everything
OnDemand is your friend! So is the Internet
I used the Lansinoh pads, but you won't need them forever. When your supply regulates (around 2-3 months) you won't need them unless you are away from him for a longer period of time.
DS 3.12.08
DD 7.11.09
DD 8.01.13
ditto eagels. my iphone and on demand were my go to companions.
we would do story time a few feedings/day too. i just needed to do something to remind myself to talk to the little guy and not just be quiet during the day since there wasn't anyone answering me back. sometimes the stories were kid stories, sometimes it was cooking light or smithsonian articles, or whatever book i was reading.
i had the pads for a little while but i didn't use them for very long at all. a friend got me a big box of the medela pads and i used just about the whole thing.
eta: middle of the night- i just tried to stay awake. i would watch some bad movies on hbo/starz/encore whatever. we now know all of the words to "somewhere out there" from an american tale and sing it regularly.
Tritto the phone and the tv. Music is nice, too. During nighttime feedings I didn't do much but relax as I didn't want to wake myself up too much, if you kwim.
Re: leaking. Once your supply regulates you prob won't have too much of a problem. I couldn't believe the amount I would leak when I was sleeping. I didn't even use a full box of pads, though.
If you do leak a lot, make sure you get pads that don't have a plastic backing and change them a lot. Plastic backing on pads can trap moisture and can lead to a yeast infection/thrush. You want to avoid that at all costs. You can buy washable but make sure you wash them a lot.
GL. Hope you're feeling better. Go easy on yourself. Nursing gets a TON easier after the first few weeks.
DS 3.12.08
DD 7.11.09
DD 8.01.13
I still leak and need breast pads. I nurse on demand and still need them almost 11 months later. I use a combo of disposables the compostable ones by avent ans hemp reusable by artsy fartsy foo foo.
I use my iPhone still. Although now he is done so quickly unlike the old days!
I liked these too. I only had 3 of them - a grey, pink, and white. I wore zip hoodies a lot, too.
tritto these. I have 3 - 2 black and 1 white. I also have a robe for the days when I don't leave the house (which are most days).
I never managed to be able to go without the breast pads. I always leaked even at the 10 month mark. Ditto on the nursing tanks, shirts and bras.
I don't have anything really to add other than watching TV and being on my phone while BF. Also, in the beginning I would fall asleep non-stop. DH would come home from work and I'd be sitting up passed out on the recliner with no shirt on and the baby sucking on my b00b. Secksy, let me tell you.
I used to make sure I had the laptop set up to a pandora station or an article or the answer to the latest, "what to do when your baby [...]" question before breastfeeding so that I had something to do. In the beginning weeks there were hour long sessions so I made sure I had everything in place before plopping down.
ETA: I'd also keep a notepad and pen near by to jot down all the to-do, to-buy, to-read that would race through my head while I was trapped nursing for an hour.
At night I'd nurse in his nursery and unsuccessfully try to stay awake and get him down ASAP. I spent many hours sleeping in there.
I hated the Target tanks. I NEEDED a bra, with underwires (once supply was established). Those tanks never fit me properly especially with a bra underneath, as they never covered my cleavage no matter what size I bought. Plus I'd have to unhook two clasps - bra and tank - to nurse. It was too bulky and cumbersome.
I loved Undercover Mama tanks instead. They hook to your bra, so only one strap to deal with, and then I could wear a well fitting bra and my cleavage was covered AND I got the stomach coverage that I wanted. Wore them everyday. Especially helpful with work so that I didn't show my bountiful cleavage to my office.
I want to ditto what Larrysdarling said-- go easy on yourself the first couple of weeks. BF is hard and it takes work. You are going to loose your patience and you are going to cry (damn those hormones) but if you keep at it, it will work out.
As far as keeping myself occupied, I don't have a magical phone with internet. I keep a stack of books next to the rocker in his bedroom ( I blasted through The Help in three days) and if I am downstairs, I have a half hour show set up On Demand (he usually takes about 15-20 minutes to feed and another 10 for burping). I've also been known to recite the family tree as well (Uncle Russ is Mommy's brother. Cousin Abby is Uncle Russ's daughter). It makes me feel less crazy that I am talking and no one is answering me if I am just reciting something.
As far as I'm concerned if you're both alive and the baby is growing you're doing awesome!
There is a glorious stretch in the afternoon when Lifetime shows Grey's Anatomy for two hours. My maternity leave covered the entire life of the series.
Ditto Target tanks. I also liked the cheapies from old navy.