Learning a lot about Boobs today

This morning I went to my first La Leche League meeting and tonight I have a 3 hour breastfeeding class. So basically my day is all about boobs. I still haven’t quite wrapped my head around the fact that my little boobs (now not so little and growing…) are going to be another human’s only food source for a longtime. How crazy is that?!!! Anyway, I really loved my class this morning. I am trying to get and stay as supported as I can throughout my new mommy time. I know it will be really important to have a network of moms for support. Because its all so new and there are so many ways to do everything and so much to learn!!! I think I have reached my reading quota. My doula actually told me to put down the books. It all becomes a bit too overwhelming. I like hearing stories and learning from people first hand. There were new and old moms, newborns to toddlers, all giving and receiving support. Really beautiful. And as I was the only new and expectant mother, they all went around the circle and shared their top advice for post-partum with me. Words of encouragement, tips they had learned. I felt honored to be immediately part of a nice new network. Normally I would be super shy to just turn up to a new meeting but the leader was my Bradley Method teacher who I love. Still strange to see strangers boobs but I think I will probably get used to that very soon, when my boob modesty goes out the window. Breastfeeding is obviously the most natural thing ever but also can be way more complicated than one thinks. I have heard horror stories and some things people said today did in all honesty freak me out, like being sleep deprived for YEARS. But hopefully my lil’ girl will latch on easily and we’ll be off and feeding immediately. I also set up her first pediatrician appointment today which made this all super real!!!!! Getting excited and trying to just get out of my head and go with it. The more I think, the more neurotic I become. And I cannot control any of it anyway, so think I need to enter into a bit of lala land about it all. I know the info. and now I just need to let wash over me and let it go….

xxox,mc