by Kara
I'm a 24 year old mom juggling a 4th month old baby, law
school, work and a husband. Here's a rather humorous account from my
first few weeks breastfeeding.
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Kara and Max
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During the first few months of breastfeeding my son Max, I was
constantly experiencing problems with leaking milk and let down even
when my baby was no where in sight. On one of these occasions I ran
across the street from our apartment late one evening to buy a quart
of milk. I didn't bother to put a bra or let alone pads under my tank
top for such a short trip.
While I was standing by the counter and waiting on line I thought to
myself that Max should be hungry any minute now. Just as the thought
of feeding him entered my mind the let down reflex came in and down
came the milk- not just wetting my shirt but squirting through it,
pooling onto the counter a few inches away.
The young cashier had no idea that it was me leaking and began to
inspect the quart of milk in my hand for a leak until he saw my wet
t-shirt and jokingly asked my why I would buy a store brand when I
could obviously make my own.
Mortified I ran back to my apartment (with the milk) narrowly escaped
my doorman on the way.
Note: The letdown reflex has become more coordinated but I still never
leave the house without a bra! (Max is breastfeed exclusively and
weighs 16.5 lbs),
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Breastfeeding
The
Lighter Side
