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Things we wish we’d known…


It’s Works for me Wednesday, so here’s our World Breastfeeding Week edition!

Jenny and I were chatting last night about the things we wish we’d known about nursing before our first babies were born. We thought we’d share our list with you and see what great nuggets of wisdom you all had to share as well!

* You need to both be naked to figure it out. Attention dads: we mean “Mommy and baby,” not “Daddy and Mommy.”

* It will hurt for like two weeks. Yes, it will hurt if you’re doing it wrong, but until your nipples get past the initial shock, it will hurt if you’re doing it right, too.

* Your baby may want to eat ALL THE TIME. That’s normal. It’s even ok to use yourself as a pacifier!

* You don’t have to run and hide when you have to nurse, ESPECIALLY in your own house… no matter who is visiting!

* Nothing’s wrong with nursing the baby to sleep!

* Your boobs will get ginormous, and you may have to wear a tent to cover them, and that’s also normal. For instance, Jenny went from a 34 C to a 36E.

* A better weight-loss method has never been found.

* Nursing camisoles are fabulous.

* If you really have to (say, if you’re in a snowstorm and can’t stop the car), you can nurse a baby who’s buckled in a carseat. It just requires a little acrobatic skill.

* The BEST thing about it – that your baby will never go hungry. And it’s FREE!

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Cute as a Bug Contest!

We interrupt this World Breastfeeding Week celebration to tell you about another great contest we are SURE you will want to enter! Amy the Crunchy Domestic Goddess is opening a new CafePress Store, Cute as a Bug. Click here to find out how to win one of her cuuu-uuute baby shirts!

Also, don’t forget to enter our contest to win the baby scrapbook by leaving a comment on yesterday’s post, “The Power of One”. Your comments so far have been REALLY inspiring and we are going to post a “comment collage” of them on Monday when we announce the winner!!

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The Power of One…and a Contest!

The theme for World Breastfeeding Week is “The Power of One”. It could be the power of one first feeding, the power of one supportive friend, or the power of one pumping session. Something that really helped me successfully breastfeed my son was the Power of One Supportive Employer. I returned to work when my son was eight weeks old, and it was to an office where I was the only administrative employee. When I couldn’t get to the phone, it went unanswered, yet my employers were completely supportive of my pumping breaks. They provided me an office with a door (my desk was at reception) to use and always made sure I was comfortable and secure. I was never once made to feel bad or guilty about the time away from my desk. A couple of times I forgot my pump and had to go home to retrieve it. It was never a big deal. I truly could not have had a more supportive working environment, and that was a very powerful influence on my breastfeeding success! When I announced I was pregnant a second time, my male boss said jokingly, “I guess I’ll get to hear that old pump going again.” He then proceeded to do a strikingly accurate imitation of the sound the pump makes! It cracked me up but also made me happy that he was cool with the “return of the pump.” So, thanks to my former employers (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) for helping to make this One Nursing Mama’s breastfeeding experiences very powerful indeed!

Leave us a comment about a “Power of One” in your breastfeeding experience and you will be entered to win this baby photo album! It is gender-neutral and comes with 14 pre-made pages. All you have to do is add photos, which is great if you are like me and are devoid of craft skills.
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The winner will be chosen and announced next Monday, August 6th! You can only comment once but you can gain another entry by linking to this contest on your blog or sending an email to a friend telling them about it and cc-ing jenny@momminitup.com.
Happy commenting!


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