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Boob School

4 February 2006, 10:49

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Post-milk glow… Click to enlarge in Gallery

Look. Why don’t you just bloody well tell me how cute she is?

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Went off to Boob School yesterday. Run by the Australian Breastfeeding Association, they are day sessions meant to help mums with the Art of Boob & Milk. I gotta tell ya though, after an hour there I felt like a big fat fraud. Compared to the problems the other girls were having, I was a Paragon of Successful Boob (sorry if TMI, but I had been struggling (but improving!) with sore nipples given SS took a lovely chomp out of both of them on Day 1. They were so bruised and beaten, breastfeeding was agony.) There were women there who couldn’t breastfeed or who hadn’t bonded with their babies or were so knackered by being up all night with their newborns, they could barely keep their eyes open.

It was nice to be taken care of, though. I rocked up to the Mercy, took up a comfy recliner next to the window and was waited on hand and foot by the midwives. They feed you, let you have a nap and coach you through the trials of breastfeeding. Such a supportive environment, and I came out the other end rather confident that I was doing everything right. In fact, the midwives were joking around that “I’d only come for the food”. Ahem.

SS slept for 5 hours straight last night. She was a little bugger to get off to sleep – her M.O is that she gets over-tired and NOTHING will calm her. OK. The Dummy (aka The Pacifier for U.S readers) will calm her but I hate that thing, although am growing to grudgingly love it.

Anything for a quiet life.

McG’s mum has come across from Adelaide to spend time with the little one. Of course, she fell in love instantly. She has also stated that SS is the cutest baby she’s ever seen. And she’s not remotely biased, oh no. See I told you.

Posted by Kinki on 4 February 2006, 10:49
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  1. Sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. Never easy with the first one. Don’t get down on yourself with anything you see as a failure ‘coz it doesn’t sound like it.
    — Hammy    Feb 4, 08:46 PM    #
  2. Babies love to suck, give her the dummy any time. She’ll be old enough for more mature things soon enough. Our new labrador loves to chew so we give her soft toys instead of the furniture and we’re all happy. Anything that calms is a godsend so use it. Happiness is worth pursuing. love to you all and the granny too. J&G
    — nd ghillian    Feb 4, 09:28 PM    #
  3. Should I have a kid?
    :)
    — leilouta    Feb 5, 05:41 AM    #
  4. Hi, I’m from EB and thought I’d have a peek, love your bubby blog too, adding this to my bloglines blogroll.
    — Amanda    Feb 6, 03:25 AM    #
  5. Slight correction on the cutest baby I’ve ever seen…..she’s the cutest baby girl. The cutest baby boy is here in Adelaide.
    — Necia    Feb 8, 11:29 PM    #