Breasfeeding is hard.

I now understand what everyone was talking about. And to all you super natural moms out there that had an easy time stop rubbing it in out faces! To all you lacatation consultants out there screw you acting like it should be so easy. Don't get me wrong it is easy now. But those first three weeks were terrible. Things i learned.

Baibies are picky. What position worked one minute didn't the next. I would try 6 different positions before i would find one.

What do you mean I will cry as much as him?? Its not hormones (well it might be) its so frustrating I cried a bunch of times. You have a hungry baby and you can't feed him because you can't figure out something that is supposed to be natural??????? Um its hard, sure we figure it out but man it was intense.

What do you mean they might have more than one burp or none at all??? No one taught me this. Q can have three or more.  He would nurse for a second and cry. Then he would burp and still do it. Finaly I reallized he had mulitple burps. Also crying makes them swallow air. So check.

What do you mean if i turn on the white noise on the tv it will calm him down and make it easier. Why don't they tell you this in the hospital??? White noise is a fussy nursers best friend.

Don't suppliment! A bottle no matter how boob like is easier than a boob. Why would a baby want to nurse a boob when he can get the same out of a bottle much easier....lazy babies.

No pacifiers! They give him one in the hospital.

Nonstop nursing....just let it happen. Your baby is not starving they are just trying to get your supply up.  Smart babies.

Count diapers... even if your baby is fussy 6 to 8 wet diapers a day is good.

Weight gain! Is important but some loss is ok.

Hand express the colostrum. So your baby is not nursing much in the begining try this. Even a few drops of your colostrum is better than nothing.  Even a teaspoon is considered a feeding. It will minimize weighloss. just drip into the side of the mouth.

Get your bf, dh, so, to help you.  There were many times where I would feel like giving up and DH would swoop in hold the boob and the baby. Help me move manuver and so on to get the baby latched. He was a life saver.

Don't buy backup formula just in case. You will use it if you do and start on the downward spiral.

Use the lactation consultants in the hospital!!!

At 2 months or so your baby will get efficient. Q went from 30 minuted feedingd to 9 minutes and never looked back.

When i was in the hospital a neonatologist came in and complained that only 30% of women breastfeed and how terrible that number is. Even if its just a few months weeks or years. It is really whats best for baby.

Baby Update.

Everything is good. The baby measured the right size. Blood flow to the placenta was good. Everything was perfect.

I know this is going to be weird. I might just be having a bad night. I love that everything is fine. I just feel that all of the previous times everything has been fine as well. I don't have placenta abruption, or clots that are visible. I don't have intrauterin growth restriction. All of my babies were born at a proper weight and size for their development. They were alive during delivery. I guess I just don't feel reassured that this pregnancy will be fine. Because it seeming fine is normal. I am in the second trimester now and right on cue the cramping is starting. I know to some degree its normal but come on. I asked my doctor about progesterone injections. He told me that if I had a psychological issue that makes me think I am having too much cramping then maybe he will put me on progesterone. Yep that's what happens, I imagine cramping, then I imagine my water breaking and then bam I lose the baby. Stupid psychosis that makes me imagine this stuff. I hate doctors. But you all already knew that. All 4 of you who have ready my posts.