Which Boob was it?

CAUTION: Below post features lots of boob talk. And boys that is realistic boob talk - not sexy in any way.

Ever since Paddy first day with us I have been asking that question. I am forever forgetting which boob I need to feed off next. And this small thing is absolutely doing my head in!

My tactics to try and remember in the past have been
....ask everyone around me if they know or remember how I fed last time. That has included people I hardly know.
....use the hair tie method and swap from hand to hand when I feed. There are two flaws to that system (a) I always forgot to swap the hair tie over to the other hand; and (b) I would always take the hair tie off my hair to tie up my hair
....very indiscreetly grab both my boobs and try and decide which one feels the fullest. I have been known to do this in every public place I have been in only to be reminded by the person I am with that we are not at home.

But I think I have cracked it. I am going to not do up the clip on my bra after I feed from it. That way the unclipped side is the breast I last fed on. Just remembering to clip up the other side is going to be a hard one but I am committed.
The only other major problem I see is that I am going to come out of this breastfeeding experience with lop-sided boobs from one being unclipped all the time.

However, that is a risk I am willing to take.

4 comments:

Zoe said...

Ha!

I have this handy dandy braclet that you can push little plastic things around to tell you what time you last fed and which side..
Very clever if you remember to change the details each time you feed!

LJ said...

Ha ha ha. I have been there as well, always grabbing at my boobs trying to figure out which to feed from. The only problem I see with your method is the boob popping out randomly, possibly some leakage or loss of a breast pad! LOL.

Hel said...

Oh the things you forget. I had totally wiped that part of feeding from my memory! I wish I was there to laugh at you grabbing at your boobs all the time. hehehe...

Steph said...

Oh I so remember that! I used to write it down but then forget whether I'd written down the side I'd just fed off of the one I had to feed off next! It all seems to come good in the end. Good for you for having a go at breastfeeding! Tricky times but wonderful too. Bravo :)

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Which Boob was it?

CAUTION: Below post features lots of boob talk. And boys that is realistic boob talk - not sexy in any way.

Ever since Paddy first day with us I have been asking that question. I am forever forgetting which boob I need to feed off next. And this small thing is absolutely doing my head in!

My tactics to try and remember in the past have been
....ask everyone around me if they know or remember how I fed last time. That has included people I hardly know.
....use the hair tie method and swap from hand to hand when I feed. There are two flaws to that system (a) I always forgot to swap the hair tie over to the other hand; and (b) I would always take the hair tie off my hair to tie up my hair
....very indiscreetly grab both my boobs and try and decide which one feels the fullest. I have been known to do this in every public place I have been in only to be reminded by the person I am with that we are not at home.

But I think I have cracked it. I am going to not do up the clip on my bra after I feed from it. That way the unclipped side is the breast I last fed on. Just remembering to clip up the other side is going to be a hard one but I am committed.
The only other major problem I see is that I am going to come out of this breastfeeding experience with lop-sided boobs from one being unclipped all the time.

However, that is a risk I am willing to take.

4 comments:

Zoe said...

Ha!

I have this handy dandy braclet that you can push little plastic things around to tell you what time you last fed and which side..
Very clever if you remember to change the details each time you feed!

LJ said...

Ha ha ha. I have been there as well, always grabbing at my boobs trying to figure out which to feed from. The only problem I see with your method is the boob popping out randomly, possibly some leakage or loss of a breast pad! LOL.

Hel said...

Oh the things you forget. I had totally wiped that part of feeding from my memory! I wish I was there to laugh at you grabbing at your boobs all the time. hehehe...

Steph said...

Oh I so remember that! I used to write it down but then forget whether I'd written down the side I'd just fed off of the one I had to feed off next! It all seems to come good in the end. Good for you for having a go at breastfeeding! Tricky times but wonderful too. Bravo :)