Milk Squirt Squirt Squirt Squirt Squirt

Bethany Kitt - 22 Aug 16

Some of the highs and lows of breastfeeding…

1. Leaky boobs. A friend once said to me that the first time we met I wore a big wet patch on my T-shirt. We are still friends to this day so be sure to know that you can still have/make friends even with leaky boobs.

2. Your neighbours/ plumber/ postman your cousin’s cousins will know what your nipple looks like. I once answered the door mid feed to a fundraiser, after a chat about charity, I went back to the sofa sat down to continue baby’s feed and there was my nipple there. Peaking out over my vest top.

3. A tip that I have learnt breastfeeding my third is that my eldest 2 children love feeding me chocolate as they think they are providing their baby sister with a chocolate milkshake. All shaken up in Mummy’s boobies.

4. So you finish the last feed of the day and get ready to enjoy your evening run/gym session/ night out with friends (if you’re lucky!) but you leave the house with one boob representing a watermelon, and the other a spaniel’s ear.

5. Another tip, (especially for the lazy mums like myself) is asking your partner for a cup of tea as the baby’s “feeding.” When really you’re just enjoying a nice cosy cwtch on the sofa and want a cuppa to watch the end of Eastenders with.

6. You finally feel ready for an evening out. You have been craving a glass of prosecco, a G&T and a glass of red and can’t decide which order to have all 3 in. Until the reality hits that you are breastfeeding and baby would not appreciate a prosecco, gin and red wine milkshake.

7. A good old milk squirt. In baby’s eye, in your own eye, in your mouth. A friend (who shall not be named) once told me she tried feeding her baby at the doctor’s surgery in the waiting room. She unclipped her bra, popped out her boob ready to feed and squirted milk all over the man sitting next to her.

8. Hearing another baby cry equals leaky boob. That’s right, it doesn’t even have to be your own baby and baaaam a wet patch.

9. Doubt. Doubt that your baby isn’t getting enough and that doubt happens all the freaking time. Everytime baby cries, even when she has had a good feed. Your head is saying no no she is full, she may have wind, she may just be tired. Your boobs are there screaming, she is still hungry.

10. And lastly, to end on a high. When your baby wakes up in the morning. All warm and snuggly. And you bring her in your bed for a morning sleepy breastfeed and cuddle. You just can’t beat it.

Bethany Kitt

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