Little Junior has been home with us now for 2 weeks and a day and surprisingly the breastfeeding is going well and I will probably keep with it until I get closer to going back to work. A couple of things things that Dan and I have learned:
1 - When you bring home a new baby and have a 3 year old they assume you will feed the baby with a bottle and are amazed when you start feeding them with your boobs. They will ask you a ton of questions. They will then go to daycare and let all the other little girls know that this is how you "really" feed a baby and then all the little girls will practice this breastfeeding technique with the babies. My 3 year old also decided that if I can't feed the baby from the bottle and I want to feed the baby then I should just go ahead and grab mommies boob and pull it towards the baby. (Sorry Katelynn, but it doesn't work that way either sweety!)
2 - When waking up in the middle of the night and you are breastfeeding the husband should not reach across your chest for anything, especially when you are burping the baby and baby is not attached to the boob - you are bound to get some milk on your arm. (Dan only had to experience this once and freaked out!)
3 - It is not a myth that when a baby cries you will leak if you are full and not only out of the boob you want to feed out of, but both - be more prepared, they make those bra inserts for a reason!
These are some of things that the Davids' family has learned in the last 2 weeks with the new baby being home. Can't wait to see what else is in store for us.
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