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All I have to say is: you got this, momma!(whatever feeding method ‘this’ turns out to be). Congrats! :)

When my wife was bald and in chemo, I'd have given anything to have to deal with random hair around the house. When she first started chemo, it fell out in giant clumps, leaving a halo of her naturally blonde hair on her pillow and wherever she sat. Eventually, she asked me to shave her head and that was when it all…

It does get better. Lactation consultants really do help. As natural as it is, it does not come naturally (maybe for some magical mothers, but not for me, and, from anecdotal evidence, not for many).

Your post brought back a flood of memories of trying to get my little guy to latch while he screamed because he was hungry but ohmigod, kid, the boob is right there leaking milk all over your face! Trust that it will get soooo much easier. Your kid will get a clue, and soon it will be second nature for both of you and…

Good luck! Just remember that (like everything) some LCs are good, some are great, and some are terrible so if you don’t like her or think she’s not helpful please call someone else.

It gets better (usually). Once you both figure it out, it becomes much easier!! Hang in there, but at the same time, if you’re getting so frustrated that nobody is eating and everyone is crying, remember that it is PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT to say “fuck this shit” and try something else. :)

You’ll get it! It takes time to learn.

And then when they miss a feeding and you end up spraying milk all over their face from your engorged breast? That completely shocked and outraged look on a tiny baby face is priceless. Fun times.

It really helped me to look at diagrams of how a latch actually works too. I won’t go into details in comments here but the positioning if baby’s mouth and chin is super important. Good luck! It takes lots of us a while to get it going properly, don't worry.

I’m not there, but it could be that either your milk is not fully on yet and she is mad, or your milk is and the let down is too much. If it’s not in yet, it should be by tomorrow, and if it is and there is too much, that will regulate soon. The more you do it the better you’ll both get. Xo

Good! I hope you get all of the answers, help, and support that you need.

You’ll get it!

I laughed so hard I have tears running down my face.

I’ve had several dogs who all like to sleep next to me. One of them threw up on my face twice, once while my mouth was open and I was snoring. I assume that aside from fetish sites I may be the only person who has ingested canine vomit. It was actually kind of interesting, because after gargling two large bottles of…

It’s like your cat had been waiting, plotting the perfect moment for the most evil feline revenge manageable.

The best part of this story is that you were watching Drop Dead Gorgeous. That is one of my favorite movies, and my *dad* is a huge fan and got me into it. I hope you at least got to have many a good laugh after your cathartic shower cry.

I am glad you dropped that terrible job and kept the fabulous tub!

Your bathtub sounds fucking amazing tho. 🛀

1) Your bathtub sounds magical. 2) YOU LOVE DROP DEAD GORGEOUS TOO!! We could totally be friends.