My first child, our daughter, was born a whole six years ago. After she was born, before we even moved from labor and delivery over to recovery, a “lactation nurse” came to help us get started with that whole breastfeeding thing.
Now, I’d never done this before. And even though I had thoroughly studied all sorts of books on the art of breastfeeding and such, I figured I should give this lady, who surely must be trained in the breastfeeding department, a shot at helping us out.
So the lactation nurse cooed over the baby, and then went to help us get latched. And my daughter, having been born with a trace of vacuum cleaner in her, apparently, glommed right on and started suckling away.
Except…it hurt. It hurt a LOT. And all the books had claimed that breastfeeding properly wouldn’t hurt. (I’ve since learned that the books, they lie! But that’s a different story) So I spoke up, somewhat timidly and let the nurse know that this was downright painful.
“Oh, you’ll get used to it, honey,” she assured me, patting my arm before bustling off to her next patient.
Well, this was really painful. It just did not feel right at all. So I popped my little Dyson darling off of my breast, and discovered that while she had indeed latched on, it was not onto my nipple. About a 1/2 inch too high, there was an ugly hickey on my breast.
Moral of the story: Tacking the word lactation onto someone’s title does not an expert make.
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Boobies&Parts, Parental, The Past | Thepsychobabble, January 27, 2012 11:18 AM | Comments (2)
This week, my dose of happy for Band Back Together’s Dose of Happy Monday is the joint baby shower that my friend and I had this weekend.
Doing it jointly meant I didn’t have to be the only center of attention.
It was child-friendly, so babysitters didn’t have to be lined up.
And I am thismuch closer to having what we need for this one, thanks to some very generous gifts.
If you have a Dose of Happy to share with the Band today, head over to BandBackTogether.com and link up!
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Mental | Thepsychobabble, January 23, 2012 11:40 AM | Comments (4)
Tomorrow, January 18th, this site will be off-line, as I will be participating in the SOPA Blackout.
Please check back any time after midnight for more information.
xoxo,
Jen ThePsychobabble
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I have an e-reader, (a big thanks to my mom for that birthday present!), but I still enjoy a real book every once in awhile. Ye olde budget doesn’t allow for much purchasing of said books.
I do use the library system quite liberally. But sometimes? I need more time than the library can give me to finish a book.
A couple weeks ago, I joined PaperBackSwap. It’s pretty much what it sounds like, you swap books back and forth, paying only for the shipping. You earn a credit for every book you send out, and it costs 1 credit to claim most books (Audio books are one exception. They are usually 2 credits) I can even print the postage out right from the PBS website, and just chuck said books in the mailbox. Which is awesome for those of us who aren’t huge fans of dealing with the post office. Or people.
Books make me happy. (Now, if I could just choose which books I want to read…any suggestions?)
Friends also make me happy, so if you’re already using PBS, leave me a comment with your username. I’d love to hook up with you! (My user name is(surprise) ThePsychobabble)
If you have a Dose of Happy to share this Monday, head over to BandBackTogether and link up with us!
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Mental | Thepsychobabble, January 16, 2012 10:00 AM | Comments (4)
Listen, dearest husband, I know I’m challenged when it comes to organizing. It’s definitely not my strong point.
But it is something I’m constantly working on, and constantly trying to conquer. Okay, not every trick I’ve tried has worked out for us as a family, but isn’t it better than NOT trying at all?
It’s not like you are the most organized person, either. I hate to tell you this, but you’re only marginally better than I am. So the next time you want to complain about the disorganization in our house, I’m going to make a pile in the middle of the living room containing every item that belongs to you that is out of place.
Maybe then you’ll finally shut your whore mouth about my lack of organizational skills?
If there is someone you’d like to say Shut Your Whore Mouth to today, head over to MushroomPrinting and share!
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