Now that I’m 3 weeks into the 4th trimester of pregnancy (aka postpartum) I thought I’d share a bit about how things have been going so far.
Nursing
I was nervous about how nursing would go and my motto was, “it’s okay to feel kinda icky about breastfeeding. AND it’s okay to try to do it anyways.” Breastfeeding was painful for the first 6 days. My nipples were mega blistered and there was some bleeding. I was confused because so much of what I heard said, “if breastfeeding is painful you’re doing it wrong.” Andrew and I met with a lactation consultant in the hospital and watched some Youtube videos on proper latching. One nurse mentioned it can take a few days for your nipples to toughen up a bit. I mean, makes sense…I’ve never had someone sucking on my nipples for hours at a time before. (more…)