the battle of the boob is over!

Well, they got big, they got small and then they got really really small. The breast feeding war is over ladies and gentlemen! It was a continuous battle of blissful moments and times of constant frustration, but my time with my porn star boobs had to end at some point. It was five months (as I said previously, this is an out-dated post) that I'm proud of, yet as I suspected it left me with nothing but pancakes and no sign of syrup:(

Before I had Sadie I knew I was going to give breast feeding a shot. I had no idea what to expect. I heard horror stories of razor-like sensations on your nipple (earmuffs for the sneaky male readers) and I heard fairy-tales of how wonderful the bonding would be with your baby. Now, after experiencing it all first hand, my final opinion on breast feeding is that if nothing else-it's convenient!

I never had to deal with the scary pain of breast feeding. My little newmie secret (and some might call it cheating) was a nipple shield. While some don't agree with the use of a nipple shield, I swear by it now. It looks like a nipple from a bottle and it does exactly what you would think - it shields your nipple! I had a huge amount of success with my shield and I never left home without one. When your not well-endowed like me you resort to any help you can find. Not to mention, I never experienced the misery of destroyed/chapped nipples. Take that nipple shield haters!

As far as bonding goes, I'm a stay-at-home newmie so my job is to literally bond with my baby 24/7. I didn't need to have my baby suckling on the teet to feel connected to her. I do agree that breast feeding is a good way to have some quiet time alone with your baby, but I have found so many ways to be close to my child (especially when I shower her with kisses all day long:)

Overall, I would say my breast feeding experience was a good one. I would definitely do it with my future children if I was successful. Society has so many opinions on what newmies should do with their boobies. They are your boobies and it's your choice. As one of 3 healthy children that wasn't breast fed, I am living proof that it probably doesn't make a damn of a difference if you breast feed or not. For me it was the idea of not having to race downstairs in the middle of the night to fix and warm a bottle when I had a screaming baby. That was the selling point:) Once Sadie started sleeping through the night and woke up smiling the convenience factor started to lessen. Now, I find it more convenient that I don't have to pump or breast feed every minute of the day.

As with everything else we newmies experience, everyone does what's best for them. For some, breast feeding isn't an option and for others, it's an obsession. The best lesson I have learned so far in my short time as a newmie is that life should be made as easy as possible. Why stress yourself out or make things more challenging. Do what works best for you! In an ideal world that would mean that our husbands would learn how to breast feed too! Wow, I should really figure out some way to make that happen. Until then, I think I'll go enjoy my pancakes - with syrup:)