I didn't nurse my cowboy. He was a formula boy. I was happy with my decision at the time. He grew and thrived.
I currently nurse my little wild thing. I said I would try it because my husband felt strongly about it and the research says it's best. For me, it gave me the ickies. I'm generally very modest and have a history of abuse. Let me say this, now that I've done it...I love it. What I don't love is the small selection of good nursing attire.
Good bras, tanks, and shirts are hard to come by. Let me define good: functional, comfortable, non-frumpy, and affordable. Affordable has been a big one for me. At most, I plan on nursing for a year. Spending hundreds of dollars on a nursing wardrobe is not in the budget. If it's cute, it's probably out of my price-range.
Before I began nursing, I anticipated that I would look something like these women shortly after I had my wild thing.
I was so wrong. With the bras and clothing choices I had, I ended up looking floppy-breasted, porn star-esque, or muffin-boobed...not to mention that my tummy is big and floppy. Can we say SUPER sexy? A few weeks after my wild thing was born I decided enough was enough. If I was going to leave the house, I wanted to look presentable. I had looked online endlessly, deciding if $40-80 was acceptable for a shirt. Then I drug hubs and my wild thing along for a "short" shopping trip.
Join me for two posts that give the pros and cons of the nursing attire I have acquired.
LOL, I feel you on this. I breastfeed my 17 month old for 13 months and it really is difficult finding nursing wear that makes you look sexy. I didn't want to spend a lot of money so I bought things in the regular ladies department just one size bigger but I did invest in a really great bra. Looking forward to seeing the other posts. :)
ReplyDeleteI planned to breastfeed my oldest and tried, but couldn't get the hang of it. Then I didn't even try with the second. They turned out just fine, but I do wish I'd given it a try again with the second.
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DeleteI didn't try with my first. He was fine! My wild thing is definitely a fatty though. It's hard to say that's a result of breastfeeding, since he was born at 9 lbs. Lol. As much as I love it, I don't think I would regret it if I hadn't tried with him. I never anticipated that it would be something that was for me.
I chose to formula feed both of mine..Major props for breastfeeding!! It's something that I personaly couldn't do.
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