Breastfeeding

It is amazing to me the difference a few months makes.  When I started, I didn’t know a single thing about breastfeeding.  I would concentrate fully on the baby, the positioning, everything.   Now, I feel like I just lay the baby down near my breast and off he goes!  It think it’s a matter of both of us finally “getting it.”  I love feeling so comfortable with breastfeeding now that I can just about do anything while I feed him. Since I’m working from home on my computer, that is a great relief.   And he knows exactly what to do now too!  His “fish lips” are exceptional.   I think that if women stuck it out for at least these first three months, the number of mothers who continue to breastfeed throughout the first year would increase.  Now, I’m not knocking those who choose to stop, just thinking aloud that the first three months are the hardest.   I love breastfeeding now and am so glad I’ve stuck through it!  If you’re having trouble like I was, don’t worry it will get better.