just a short list of what i didn't know (but wish i did) etc about nursing...
1. it hurts. a lot.
2. even though your baby doesn't have teeth, they can and will still "bite" you using their pearly little gums.
3. if they don't want to let go, it's pretty much like trying to pry a lion off a zebra: practically impossible.
4. if you are going to be a full-time nursing mommy, invest in a comfy rocking chair; you'll be spending the majority of your day (and some nights) there.
5. most babies (okay, maybe just mine) do not enjoy ethnic food (read: will throw up, fart, burp and cry excessively), such as chinese or thai.
6. your niskles will bruise and callus and get all kinds of ugly when nursing.
7. babies have the sucking strength of, um, something that is really strong at sucking/suctioning: i've sometimes felt like the babe was going to suck out my insides with how powerful his suction is.
8. curling your toes and gritting your teeth does help take the edge off the initial latch-on.
9. it's worth every single ache and pain to know that you and you alone can sustain your child.
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