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?

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• New moms with colicky babies are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression than other new moms, a new study shows.
• Researchers from Brown Medical School and the Rhode Island Department of Health analyzed data collected from more than 2,900 new mothers.
• They found that 19 percent reported moderate to severe symptoms of postpartum depression, and 8 percent reported that their babies were difficult to console. Mothers who reported postpartum depression were more than twice as likely to report difficult-to-console babies, and mothers with inconsolable babies were more than two times as likely to report depression.

Babies with colic tend to start crying just as parents want to settle down for the evening and, once they start, it can by a cycle of crying refreshed with mini-naps during which parents cannot rest. But even new babies without colic tend to cry from 7 to 11 pm, which my midwife called The Crying Hours. Colic often goes on to 2 or 3 in the morning. While colic is a usually worst from the ages of 6 weeks to four months, there are cases that go one for six months.

I hate writing about babycare because what works for me, may not work for you. I can justify this post because crying babies cause their mothers anxiety, sleeplessness and now PPD.

Colic is basically stomach pain and there are a few ways to deal with it.

1. If the source of the colic is gas, then gas drops apparently help. I’ve never used them, but other mothers swear by them. I use fennel tea instead of gas drops. I gave the baby a teaspoon before each feeding. Other women swear by circular belly massage with olive oil or other food oils that are non toxic. My kids both found this annoying, but my babies are not your babies and one of your’s might love it while another hates it.

2. To prevent gas from getting trapped, may sure your baby gets tummy time. Spread a blanket on the floor and — when the baby is awake — put them down on their belly. Since most babies are used to being on their backs, they often hate tummy time, so start within the first few days of life. If you’re reading this later, you might have to get down there with them and talk and play. Even if they hate it and complain, complain, complain, put up with it for at least ten minutes twice a day. Not only does it help release gas, but it encourages development of the neck and back muscles.

3. If your baby has colic, you might feel you have to nurse on demand. If this is you and nursing doesn’t stop the crying, stop. Get the baby on a three hour schedule by increasing the amount of time between feeds by fifteen minutes. I am not suggestiong that you starve the baby. Imagine having acid from something you ate, but because eating feels good, you eat more. Feeding on demand can be like that. When you’re a breastfed baby, you eat Christmas dinner at every meal. Imagine eating a feast and topping up the space in your stomach ever half hour.

4. Every minute that a baby cries can feel like half an hour. Especially when you’re tired, a baby’s cry can inspire a heart-pounding anxiety attack.

When you’re feeling frantic because of the crying, put the baby in another room either in a crib or strapped into the car seat on the floor and close the door for five minutes. Get a drink of water, take ten deep breaths, close your eyes and try to see the funny side of this (exhaustion can be a bit like being drunk so it might not be too hard).
Once you’re back on track, you can try to console the poor baby again. Remember, always, it isn’t you. Your baby is not crying because you aren’t loving enough or kind enough. His or her belly hurts. If you could take it away, you would, but you are only human.

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