trivial reasons to breastfeed: #274

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no need to ever wash your baby's face, just wait until she pulls off and gets squirted, rub it in, et voila!

My poor 7 week old son is sleeping on my chest and i have woken him up about 6 times laughing.

I love his wee excited ravenous face that he does now he has worked out what is going on a bit.

Also enjoying stealing baby away from my MIL who would hog him away from everyone. He has but on loads of weight despite her doubts about bf so i am quite proud.

I havee missed out on cake! Lost a fairbit of weight though.

excuse left handed typing while trying not to drop him, he keeps wriggling to a funny angle

PS first time poster, long time lurker on here

Hi jaggy, congratulations on your son! My daughter will be 8 weeks on Friday

more have occurred to me while reading.

laughing at dd2 who occasionally tries to latch on to the large mole I have 5 inches below my left nipple.

watching dd1 and dd2 hold hands as they feed together before going to sleep.

Great excuse to sit down and do nothing - actually it was the only thing that made me sit down and have a rest. Also loved the fact that if company was too tedious or things were getting too frenzied I could take myself off into the bedroom, put my feet up and listen to Radio 4 - bliss. Wish I could still do that!

still feeling a glow of pride several years later

great thread btw

Thank you Flamebat I'll have a go.
Another good reason, was when my 7yr old son asked me in the waiting room of gps "Do you need to bf the baby mum? cos there's a sign that says you're welcome to here"
I was all moved!
Wish I could say the weight was all falling off me tho. I'm not huge but I've now stayed at the fat jeans stage for a month or so. New baby is 10 weeks old. I thought bfeeding meant that your body clings to a bit more fat in case of a famine - then again maybe thats because of all the chocolate my body is telling me to scoff!

Also its great to be able to sneak off to the room for some privacy when the inlaws are barging about!

Awww foxy, the holding hands thing sounds so totally adorable

I thought of another one last night whilst I was feeding - not having having to worry about the amount they've taken. I remember bottle feeding DD1 EBM towards the end of my BF last time, and having many conversations with DH along the lines of, 'she's only taken 70ml, do you think she'll wake up tonight' etc. DD2 won't take a bottle at all, so no way I can fret about whether she's taken 70 or 120 or 240 ml, she'll take what she needs!

Chrysanthamum, the weight doesn't always come off immediately, mine took a while to start coming off, but then I was eating about 5 meals a day for the first 6 months

mine came off immediately then gradually started going back on after about a year. This time I'm tandem feeding and still a size 18 it's just not right

Chocolate raisins, chocolate bars, chocolate spread on toast - mmmmmm. But no weight loss here either. Maybe when I go back to work and am further away from the fridge

And DD getting over-enthusiastic and licking my midriff on the way up to the boob.

And never having to worry about timings, or 'how much has she taken?' or having the right stuff with me (another forgetful one here).

And that lovely feeling when your boobs have been really full, and then your baby has a massive feed, and you feel so better - like a wonderful massage. Aaaah.

Oh no Foxy! Hope you recover quickly and the dcs don't get it, was horrible when mine had it, especially dd

SPB you look lovely and your dd is not even 8 weeks is she? I think making faces at weight should be banned with such a little one.

I generally end up with the oposite problem, I lose weight too easily and really struggle to put it on again. Please don't throw me off the thread or make faces it ism a pain in the arse!

Thank you BTW T seems fine...no longer worried about jinxing it so much, think I might be getting it though

Oh no! Keeping everything crossed you don't.

Chrysanthamum - DD was all concerned about if I was allowed to feed DD2 at swimming. I went all militant breastfeeder and declared I could feed her anywhere I wanted to! Turned out she was concerned about the no food/drink rule

Just to be able to hear the phrase 'your breasts are misbehaving' when having an ultrasound to find out why I keep getting blocked ducts..?

being able to wear jeggings

Yes, yes, yes to all the above esp massive Pamela Anderson norks to try out, sleeping and feeding AND the zoned out just fed baby expression!!

AND the proving them wrong about never being able to feed a 10lb 5oz baby myself! Well I did and I still am almost one year on. Neneneneneh!!

Massive gulp of emotion at Foxy's 2 holding hands......

aah, this is a lovely thread! i love the holding hands idea, can't wait to have a second now!
i thought of another one: feeling dd's lower hand tickling and stroking my spare tyre love handle....
had lovely and guilt-free coffee cake today, thank you all for the excuse!

although reading this i have a very trivial reason to be frustrated by bf; hot milk don't do nursing bras in 32H....in fact, you can only get black or white tent-like things (my mother helpfully pointed out that they would makegreat cradles for twins.) humph. oh to be a delicate 34C again....

Getting my DS weighed and discovering he put on 1lb 2ozs in a week...all down to me

Yes, definitely all of these things -- the cake, rapid weight loss (really kicks in after 3 months, notwithstanding all that cake), gorgeous bonny blissed out babies, comedy boobs (can anyone top a J cup?) and the general get-out-of-jail-free card are great but ...

When DS1 was 13 months old, he contracted bronchiolitis and was so poorly he had to be hospitalised for several days to help his breathing. By that point we had wound down to just the bedtime feed, but as soon as he became so ill (and could not eat) my NeeNees heeded the call and within a day we were back in business like old times.

The pediatrician was stunned at how quickly he recovered. Considering how poorly he had been, and the gastro-intestinal problems that went along with it, she was certain that the BF had a lot to do with it.

Having that way to comfort him, and do something to help him get better, was a lifeline in a pretty grim time -- for both of us.

And everyone brought me cake !

am reading these and am so jealous...

i always worry 'has he had enough', 'do i have enough for him' 'why is he so small'

i spend the day counting his nappies 'are they heavy enough' 'this website said 5+ heavy wet nappies but that one says 6-8 which is right'

i spend the day hating feeding him in public and feeling judged

i tell people defensively 'he was prem'

i always wonder am i doing the right thing by him...his paed says he is ok, my lactation consultant says it is fine but i have had enough well meaning people (hvs too) telling me 'gosh he is small'

i would give a year or two of my life for him to fill out his babygrows.

he puts on about 4oz a week at last weighing (more than a month ago) and is on the 2nd centile for his adjusted age.

i am happy it is all going so well for all of you, today i feel so low about it all, i wish i could feel like i've given him the best start in life but i wonder...

chibi how old is he?

" is on the 2nd centile for his adjusted age.
" my DS was on the 2nd centile, at 2 1/2 he's still a skinny thing but he's fine. Bear in mind the centile charts show the weight range of healthy babies! SOme are skinnier, some are fatter