'As with all things motherhood related, PLEASE DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHER MOMS.' What no one tells you about breastfeeding:
In the recovery room after my C-section, I joyfully held my tiny, wrinkly baby for the first time. I knew how important it is to get the baby to breast as soon as possible, and I had studied all the proper breastfeeding techniques, so I fumbled him into position and tried to coax him to latch. Eventually he clamped on to my breast, like a grouchy little snapping turtle. My first thoughts were, “Wow, this hurts – and it sure feels weird.
While breastfeeding does suppress ovulation in general, you can’t solely count on breastfeeding for birth control because you have no way of predicting when you will start ovulating again. You won’t know that your eggs are back in action until you get your period – which, of course, happens a couple of weeks after ovulation…leaving plenty of time for a surprise pregnancy. Natural family planning is not accurate during breastfeeding for the same reason.
As a belly sleeper, I remember highly anticipating being able to sleep on my stomach again after the baby was born – however, my tender, swollen bosoms had other ideas. Your breasts are very sensitive when breastfeeding. Not only can you not comfortably sleep on your stomach, you often need continuous support. Many moms need to sleep in nursing bras. One colleague described taping nipple shields to her raw, sensitive nipples so she could attempt to sleep without a bra .
I always smile knowingly when a patient asks me how she will know if her milk comes in – it is truly a unique sensation that cannot be mistaken. I always thought there should be an audible swoosh as the milk follows like a river from your glands to your cracked nipples. A nurse colleague describes it quite appropriately as “feeling like a softball being squeezed out your nipples.”
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