Little B will be one next month (don’t know where that went). We’re still going strong on the breast feeding front, and like his sister he’s showing no signs of dropping any feeds.
We’re still up every few hours during the night, and overall I’d say we’re on as many feeds as we were when he was a newborn (Gina Ford would not approve).
As I’m sure anyone who’s breast fed (or tried to breast feed) will tell you it’s a total learning curve, and one sibling can be completely different from the next.
Having now breast fed for almost three years of my life I thought I’d bring you the things they DON’T tell you about breastfeeding:
1. One boob can be SIGNIFICANTLY bigger than the other. I’m talking several cup sizes bigger. My left boob produces far more milk than my right and as a result is HUGE, while my right one looks pretty much the same as it did pre-pregnancy. Weirdly, it was the other way round with BB.
2. Somewhere around nine months, when your little bundle of joy develops his pincer movement, he’ll start trying it out on your nipple. With a big smile on his face.
3. Ditto when he discovers holes and likes sticking his finger inside them. I keep my belly button firmly covered.
4. The bigger the baby gets, the more people have a good look when you breast feed in public. When he was a tiny baby no-one batted an eyelid: now he’s big and strapping and almost walking people do a double-take.
5. The bigger they get the more milk they consume. I always thought that once you start weaning they’d drink less milk because they’re eating food as well, but that hasn’t been the case with either of mine. Little B is now drinking more milk than he ever has before. Last week I was so hungry I ate a fry up at 10.30am despite having had breakfast at 8am.
Did you breast feed your baby, and if so, can you relate to any of these? And is it the same with bottle fed babies?
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Great post. Breast feeding is not easy and we don’t get the whole story beforehand. Thanks for sharing. Kirsten
I guess everyone is different too and no two experiences are the same x
Great post! Id forgotten about some of these points since I fed my daughter but now planning to do it all over again so was good to read to refresh my memory! haha! #bestandworst
I know it’s so easy to forget!x
Yes to all of these.I always hated the one massive boob thing lol!And when you just have to get up and do something and want them to let go but they don’t and your nipple ends up like a string of chewing gum.Ouch x #bestandworst
Yes – I should have mentioned chewing gum boob!
Well done mummy for managing for so long, its brilliant. I managed 4wks and it all went pete-tong. would definitely try it again though, should I have another 🙂 #bestandworst xx
You’ll probably find it’s totally different next time!x
#bestandworst Ugh, I just couldn’t do it. I battled through thrush with my first, and we just never got the latch back. The worst pain having her pull off, cry, re-latch and pull off again, in addition to the shooting pain straight up my nipples. Once treated, we just never got the latch back and decided to stop after 4 months.
That’s such a shame – Little B had tongue tie at first so I can completely relate to the shooting pain – we deserve medals!!
Lovely post, I never made it past 8 weeks with my son and a day with my daughter but admire people who do! I wish I could have continued but I struggled to latch them and I was utterly miserable. You are amazing to be great at it 🙂 Thanks for linking up to the #bestandworst X
I know I am lucky & feel sorry for anyone who wanted to but couldn’t x
Arthur is 8 months old and this is definitely how he’s worked on his pincer grip – ouch!! He feeds a lot more at night now as he refuses breastfeeds during the day ( too busy) i do express and try and get some milk down in via a bottle just so that i don’t have to spend the WHOLE night letting him catch up! great post #justanotherlinky
It’s a labour of love that’s for sure! Little B is also feeding a lot at night at the mo & feeds less in the day too…x
Oh my goodness I miss boob feeding hinger, was so nice to be able to stuff my face with carbs all day. Thanks for keeping it reall lovely #fromtheheart
Yes -I’ll have to watch it on the carb front when I stop bfeeding!
At 9 months, my boy is still feeding on a night despite me wanting to stop at 6 months. I am literally a human dummy. 🙁 X