08-10-08

Breastfeeding and “OMG, My Boobs Are Gone”

I have about a week or so of blogs to catch you up on…including my trip to TN, the newest member to add to our family (cat, not baby), and the perils of air travel…or waiting. But tonight’s topic: I seem to have lost my boobs. I must have misplaced them in TN. Actually, I tried to keep up with pumping while I was gone but to no avail, and I figured maybe at least half of my new boobs would stick around. But I’m back to being Flat Stanley.

Izzy seems to be losing interest anyway. She stands up while attached and tries to flip around…much the way an alligator goes into a death role with a victim. It’s about the same.

So what it boils down to is my nursing days are over (with this one) but I am not sure if emotionally I am ready. I’m actually really, really heart broken. Izzy’s moving to the older side of infanthood and I’m losing my baby. I can feel baby fever growing again but then I look at how much work two is at this point and it quickly wains. Does anyone have any tips on how to just DEAL!?!