| Is it possible to get a toothmark in your nipple? |
Kyan has been mostly breastfed during his first year of life, which is a feat in itself because most people quit after 6 weeks (Apparently. Don't quote me.) when their maternity leave is up. I like(d) breastfeeding because of the obvious benefits to his health (he's never had even a cold yet!) and to mine, but also because it was/is easier at night to pop a boob out and lay him beside you and let him do whatever, and because there's just a bonding effect that you can't describe that comes with being so close to him. Obviously I take a more hippie-dippy approach to raising Kyan. One, we do the family bed (sometimes the hour at which we do this is not when we would choose, but we don't really mind most of the time). Two, we don't favor the "cry it out" method. Three, we breastfeed and we do it on demand not on schedule. Four, we let him be curious and figure out and explore things on his own as long as he's safe, and who cares if he wears shoes or gets a little dirty. Five, We are big advocates of hand me downs, yard sales, thrift shops, Goodwill, etc. as long as it's nice and taken care of and we clean it up and disinfect it ourselves. So my initial quest to breastfeed was just a given. I figure if it's good enough for babies years and years ago, then it's good enough for mine.
We've battled the engorgement (and it doesn't really feel like a 2x4 hit you across the chest when it comes in, but when it doesn't get let out then it's comparable), failed attempts to pump, soreness, and now teething. Although I'm not a big fan of letting your kid use you as a pacifier, at some point it's just the only thing that works, but I am a big fan of not nearly getting your nipple pierced by the newest baby tooth. Kyan really doesn't bite unless he's just not hungry and I'm trying to hard to get him to get his belly full to go to sleep. Most of the time I can bet that it's coming on, and can ward it off, because I know when he finally lulls off to sleep he'll clamp down one final time, probably in protest. So as I sit here and look at my wrinkled, sausage pizza topping bit like chunk of flesh, I gotta wonder. Can you, or is it even possible, to get a toothmark in your nipple? It's not smooth so you can't really tell right away, and it's an odd shape anyways so it's not like you'd notice if a chunk was missing or not, so.... |
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Alias: SNM
Hometown: Farmington, WV, United States
About Me: SMN is currently a S@HM who resides in the Senior Citizen capital of the world. Amongst her many talents are writing, tiptoeing through the mind field that is her living room, saving run away strollers, lacing any comment with sarcasm, and changing a diaper in 10 seconds flat. Her greatest achievements are birthing Thing One and Thing Two. Ongoing projects include diving into the world of blogging, weaning an aggressive breast feeder, parenting and all it's challenges, and being a wife she can live with (as well as her husband).
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