Breastfeeding: What I Had Forgotten

The beginning days of breastfeeding.  So many things that I had forgotten.  I'll be posting about the specifics of early nursing in the near future.  Today - just a few things I had forgotten!

• Initial nipple pain - Even though it had only been 3 months since Buggy weaned and I still have some callouses, early nursing is painful!  As long as the latch is right, that pain subsides after the first minute or two each session.
• Leaking - Goodness!  I hardly leaked at all with Buggy.  I change my shirt at least 3 times a day and also spend significant time completely soaked.  I sleep with a towel doubled up under me and still need to change the sheets fairly often because I soak through the towel.  Now if I could store all of that....
• Food aversion - Most women are ravenously hungry when nursing.  Me - well, for the first few weeks, I have a hard time eating at all.  This aversion actually helped land me in the ER after our stomach flu fun - I just didn't eat anything at all.  Getting my normal required calories is hard enough plus add in the extra 500 calories - whoa.
• Sleepiness - This sleepiness is different from the normal sleep deprivation of motherhood.  It is a nearly uncontrollable urge to catch some zzz's as soon as the milk lets down.  It wasn't a huge deal when I nursed Buggy.  Now, I need to stay awake to keep Buggy out of trouble while nursing!

What are some surprising things you experienced during the early days of nursing?