Hello Em.
Breastfeeding is great.
Seeing milk drip from Jamesy's mouth is a beautiful thing.
There is one thing that die hard breastfeeding mother will never tell you about...the pain!!!!
I gritted my teeth and thumped my foot through the whole first two weeks.
It took that long for me to toughin' up those tender nipples.
I know your mother-in-law gave you a trick to help.
You suggested it before I gave birth.
I thought, It wasn't that bad with the last baby. I will be fine.
I WASN'T!
Please pass it on.
Everyone needs your advice!
Goodbye!
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Hello Lisa,
The trick is simple. Pickle your nipples. It was honestly the best thing that I did for myself while being pregnant.
So for you and all the other foot thumpers out there, do yourself a favor and listen up.
This is an old southern secret passed down by generations. I looked everywhere on Google hoping I could find some validation to the claims my mother-in-law made. I found nothing. I thought it was weird. I had all these horrifying thoughts in my head. If I did this I was sure that my nipples were going to look like leathery pickles. Awesome.
When it came down to pain vs. pickles, I went with pickles.
I was wrong about all of my previous thoughts, and my mother-in-law was right...no pain!
So here's the secret you have been waiting for...
Pain Free Breastfeeding
Ingredients:
Rubbing Alcohol
Alum Powder
(It must be a powder, it may be labeled as powder but that doesn't necessarily mean it is. I tried 3 before finding a powder. FYI McCormick is not. "Kroger Brand" was the only one I could find, which can be found at Kroger or at Smith's)
Directions:
Mix a small amount of alum powder with rubbing alcohol to make paste consistency (a little bit goes a long way). Rub paste onto each nipple until dry. Let stand for 1 minute. Then rub each nipple thoroughly as you rinse. Do this 3 times a day during your last trimester, or once a day during your entire pregnancy.
I hope you find this helpful with the next baby.
How do you do those awesome illustrations? I'm jealous of your mad skills!
Goodbye.
