breastfeeding: it takes a village

yes, they are your boobs, and that is your child. but it takes a village to nurse a child, i have learned. make sure your husband is on board with your decision to breastfeed. if you do not have a husband or other partner, you will need somebody, anybody, to get you through the first few weeks. breastfeeding is not pretty. there will be a lot of crying, a lot of spit up, a lot of poop, a lot of spraying, shooting, dripping milk. you will be tired. you will be thirsty. you will be starving. you will not know how to exist one-handed. you will need help. get it. don't be shy. everybody who has ever nursed a baby has had to get support somehow from somebody. it does not mean you're doing it wrong. it does not mean you're weak. it does not mean you're not modern. it means you are real..