The Milk Boob Chronicles

I  have a two month old that is 100% alive because of me. It is so weird that I have been able to produce enough food to keep this kid full, happy, and growing.

Breastfeeding has had its highs and lows for me. I feed Aubin "on demand" so whenever she seems hungry or fussy, she gets some boob. This can be good and bad. It can calm her down, but at the same time she is attached to me all the time and Levi doesn’t get the joy of waking up with her at 3 am!!

Here are some things I have learned in this adventure of feeding my daughter:

People will stare. Whether you have a cover or not, people stare and they are idiots. I never really realized how grown-ups have completely sexualized breastfeeding. Listen fools, I’m just feeding my kid, back off. There is so much shaming on women who feed in public it is ridiculous and it needs to stop. I mean I look SOOOO inappropriate feeding her at the pool right?? If she was screaming and interrupting your precious tanning because she was hungry, I am sure you would be even more pissed off. #normalizebreastfeeding

Working out is hard. I have to time her eating about an hour before my workout, then I need to pump after to make sure I am empty. By the end of my workout, the boobies start to get full and activity gets hard. Lord knows I would not be able to run anywhere or I would poke an eyeball out.

Padding your bra is no longer looked down upon, but greatly encouraged. 

I am always sticky. Al-ways. As much as a God send a warm shower is, you get out and immediately you are dripping like an old faucet. There is also the puke factor…I will let these images do the talking (Notice the towel on my head...I had JUST gotten out of the shower when boom puke all on my shoulder, back, arm and floor.)

I know latching is not supposed to hurt, but I still feel like I am in a state of constantly getting "purple nurple"

No one has time to pump. There are two settings stimulation and let down. The stim phase is fast and 2 minutes. I'm lazy and only like to do the fast, two minute pump. (I was going to insert a sex joke here but I thought it would be inappropriate lol)

Looking at Aubin and knowing that she is alive, thriving, and gaining tons of weight because of JUST ME, is so awesome. It makes me feel like superwoman. Homegirl has rolls on rolls and is topping the scales at 13lbs (85%)!!!  She is really the coolest kid ever and we are so thankful that she is ours!!

Clayman feeding tiny girl

Sidenote: I would like to say that I do believe that formula is awesome as well. We have a stock pile of it right now that if the time comes and she needs it, she will have it. Bottle feeding is just as beautiful people. We actually keep some pre-made supplementing Enfamil bottles in our diaper bag just in case something happens and she needs food. There is no judgement on how you decide to feed your tiny person.

Do great things
Linds