"Have you got enough milk?"

You know what I've noticed since becoming a breastfeeding mom? People haven't got a clue about it! Two situations brought this to my attention this weekend.

Situation 1: Yesterday we had a busy day. We left the house at 10am and were in and out of the car doing a little shopping and visiting relatives. Woo also has a little sniffle, and is generally a bit groggy since her immunisations on Tuesday. After lots of travelling around, she spent most of yesterday afternoon feeding and snoozing on and off. It's ok, I know it's comfort and she needs that when she's in and out of her car seat all day. Then it came, from someone who's met her 3 times...

"HAVE YOU GOT ENOUGH MILK FOR HER?"

Shut up! When I bottle fed my first baby, nobody ever thought milk was an issue, when actually it had a higher chance of being the case based on the science. So then I feel the need to have to explain why i'm not forcing my baby into a 3/4 hourly feed routine!

Situation 2: Feed baby, baby sleeps, baby wakes, feed baby, she sleeps, she wakes. I express my frustration with me being the only person who can settle her, and why won't she stay settled so that I can have half an hour to update my blog and do some pinning of the pinterest kind?

The support? Well give her a bottle/formula/top up (insert breastfeeding alternative here). This is not advice. I am well aware of the availability of formula and how it works. That is not what i'm suggesting. Here's a tip. If ever your wife/partner/daughter/female relative/friend expresses a frustration with breastfeeding, just tell her she's doing amazing and this is a short time in the grand scheme of life. Suggesting a breastfeeding alternative is not helpful nor what she wants to hear. Sometimes breastfeeding takes it's toll. It'll pass I know. But it's the best thing i've done and I wouldn't change it for all the sleep in the world!