Mama the Porn Star

Melons. That is the most apt description of my breasts when my milk “came in” earlier this week.

I didn’t fully understand what women meant about milk coming in, hard breasts etc until I experienced it first-hand. It’s crazy! Monday morning I felt my breasts getting harder and harder....what started out as gradual breast ache progressed to more acute tenderness and pain.

That’s when I looked in the mirror and discovered the full glory of my “new rack.” My breasts were huge – they didn’t even move - I looked like a porn star! Unbelievable but not sexy; in my book swollen is not sexy.

Fortunately LLC is a hungry little monkey and nursed through my engorgement like a superstar. I’m still learning the breastfeeding art and wasn’t sure if she’d be able to latch on correctly but I think we found our knack since after about 24 hours my inflammation had waned and I was able to lay down again without wincing. Ahh, I love my girl! I plan to stick with breastfeeding for the time being though I’m not of the opinion that formula milk is taboo. I’ll see how we get on but clearing this first hurdle felt good. Any feeding tips anyone?

Though we’re on steep learning curve, our first week with LLC has been an amazing trip and we can spend hours watching her. I enjoy identifying her many expressive faces, my favorite being her pirate face. My parents were with us for this week helping us settle and allowing us extra LLC time without household worries. They tell us she has a very mild temperament that we should be thankful for. I’m thankful for her through and through.

And now, I’m off to breastfeed...