The objective was to get the baby latched on and feeding within the first hour – we had read this was the best time to start breastfeeding, baby alert and one plus one equals two. Some babies do not want to nurse in this first hour. A couple of my sons were not interested. I would try and latch them on and they would just not oblige. This doesn’t mean anything. It just means they are not ready to do this.
Imagine you are suddenly placed on a new and bright planet. You need time to acclimatise, squint around and work out what is going on in this new and loud place.
Your baby is the same! A small human being. I have always found that keeping that trying to keep the lines of communication (yes babies do communicate with their bodies) helps us as mothers to understand the cues.
The size factor is always an interesting one, after our baby has arrived we keep looking at them and wondering how that baby was inside us. Then we look down at what was just a pregnant body, look at the slightly (or more than slightly) less than taught remains and loose our body image all over again.
As with any part of our body, it takes a while to go down! Keep up the positive body image – your body is natures best piece of engineering and design.
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