1. That you get engorged in a matter of seconds.
2. You’d wake to a soaked bed, or night shirt.
3. Your baby would not want to eat when you wanted him/her to do it.
4. He/she will want to eat when it is inconvenient. (road trip)

5. You would grow twice your normal size.
6. You would shrink down to one size smaller than you once were when you stop breastfeeding.
7. It is easier to breastfeed then to wean.
8. That you should not diet while breastfeeding.
9. It is cheaper to breastfeed my baby then it is to bottle feed him/her.
10. Breastfeeding keeps him/her a little healthier.

11. Breastfeeding can cause tooth decay.
12. Everything you eat your child will eat.
13. Your child will suck the calcium out of you, make sure you take care of your teeth.
14. Breastfeeding delays “that time of month.”
15. Breastfeeding reduces the risk to breast cancer.
16. Your child may not like your breast milk and need something more. (yes this happened to me, I’ll write a post on it later this week)
17. No matter what, some will not be able to breastfeed.
18. If you work, expect someone to drink your pumped breast milk, if it is not in a bottle.
19. First time you experience blocked ducts you may think you have breast cancer.

20. You will leak at the worst of moments, especially when you have nothing to change into.
21. Everyone will tell you the joys of breastfeeding, but never the others.
22. Mastitis
23. Breast infection
24. Closed ducts
25. getting too much milk
26. Taking a shower does not mean you’ll stop spraying, in fact you probably will even more.
27. Your milk won’t dry up over night, weaning will be harder than that.
28. Breastfed babies can be colic too.
29. Men will be turned off by a breastfeeding mom.

30. Your doctor (male) will try telling you he has many new moms that leak in front of him. Eeek.
31. Many will argue that you breastfeed instead of the bottle.
32. Your nipples will crack, if you don’t use lotion of some sort.
33. There are breastfeeding websites to help you understand it all.
34. Men will be turned on by a breastfeeding mom, there are two types of men.
35. Everyone will give you advice on how to breastfeed your child, even after you’ve already had a few.
36. You will probably answer the door at least once with your breast hanging out. (my UPS man saw too much one time)
37. Your child will try breaking in his/her new teeth on your nipple. It will hurt.
38. Expect to show everyone your assets at least once in a grocery store.
39. It really is up to you if you want to breastfeed.

40. You will begin to release any time you hear a baby cry.
41. Even when you try to hide that you are breastfeeding someone will come up and begin talking with you.
42. Tossing a blanket over you while breastfeeding won’t stop onlookers from taking the blanket off and oowing at baby until they see his mouth is attached to your body.
43. Someone will be frightened that you breastfeed.
44. Someone will call you a pervert that you breastfeed, ignore them, they are the perve for ever going there.
45. One of the best ways to make your child quiet in a movie is to let them eat.
46. You will be warned not to feed your baby inside a museum.
47. Someone will ask you to cover up while you breastfeed.
48. You might get kicked out for breastfeeding your child.
49. You will definitely save a lot of money breast feeding, however shirts may cost a bit more.
50. Breastfeeding will bring the two of you closer.

 Can you add to this list?

Post from: Babylune

I said that there would only be ten places in the carnival and there were easily twice as many entries, but keeping the number of links to a reasonable number was and is important to me.

To make decisions about who was in and who was out, I used a mixture of first come, first serve and my evil editorial power for deciding what was and wasn’t relevant to the topic. As a freelance writer, I did not especially enjoy wielding evil editorial power (at least not very much). Remember, my life is all about energy management and even blog carnivals have to be held on a scale I can manage.

Under the cut, you’ll find a select, elite, helpful and interesting mixed salad of posts on fitness, nutrition and general health. There’s something practical for everyone.

Fitness

Yoga is my activity of choice and I know I am not alone. Mother-baby yoga, toddler yoga, yoga for kids with ADD or ADHD, and family yoga are just a few of the courses available for families. That’s why I was intrigued by the Radical Hop post that asks Is Yoga a Myth?

Thankfully, the answer is no to the yoga myth because My Blog on Beauty has this very informative post on the anuloma viloma pranayama breathing asana, which is not at all as difficult as pronouncing its name.

Jogging is how many other parents to reduce stress, lose weight and keep healthy. I am pleased to report that My Name is Mommy who inspired this carnival got herself out pounding pavement too.

There are a lot of jogging success stories. In this one, Solo Mother explains how a combination of running and separation have helped her drop ten pounds.

One of the things I miss is the gym, but the time to go there and the money for membership fees just don’t exist for me right now. Luckily, the folks at Thrifty Mommy are there to remind us of Ten Ways to Excercise for Free.

Nutrition

One of the surprises I’ve had as a parent is that my little boy likes tofu. Really. OK, he likes it in a broccoli and red pepper stir fry and only when made by our local Chinese buffet, but that’s something. All Tricks and Tips says that there are six ways soybean products, like tofu, can improve your family’s health.

Of course, you may want to stick to organic soy once you read Wench Wisdom’s rant on genetically modified, sprayed ingredients in commercial babyfood. I like her reminder that babies with teeth can eat the same food as their parents once it’s gone through a blender. Afterall, I think a lot of parents would prepare their own food with more care if they know their babies were going to eat it too.

General Health

Over at Life in Isreal, we hear about changes to how flu shots have been cancelled after some unusual problems at a clinic.

Strong family ties influence everything about our lives from our levels of happiness to our health. It can also mean the difference between recovering from a loss and not really recovering, says Ann at Widow’s Quest.

For Parenting Tweens & Teens, strengthening family ties means taking the time to do some relaxing activities together.

Your Opinion?

I think there really is something practical for everyone in the First Edition of the Healthy & Fit Family Carnival. What do wou think? Which posts have inspired you to get out there and get active with the kids?

Nothing ring your bell? Why not submit something for next week?

And listen, my evil editorial power could just as easily be yours (It feels a bit like being Darth Vadar, I think)! Just leave a comment and express an interest in hosting the carnival on your blog.

In the meantime, the next edition of the Healthy & Fit Family will run on Monday, November 7th. So submit already!

Post from: Babylune