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[quote=Anonymous]Have some lanolin on hand and also some reusable hot/cold packs made for breasts- earth mama booby tubes, lansinoh gel packs, or dedicated washcloths for help with nursing. Before using, warm the acts and stick in your bra a few minutes- helps ease letdown pain. Then after, rub some milk on nips,air dry, top with a tiny bit lanolin. If you need it, use the cold packs afterwards. Those saved me the first few weeks.

Be kind to yourself. If you have a lot of stairs, stash personal items like a toothbrush, hairbrush, elastic, pads, Chapstick, lanolin, advil, hand cream, etc on each floor so you're not faced climbing unnecessarily. I wasn't allowed more than 2 trips per day for the first 2 weeks ( even tho vaginal birth, not c). Put a comfy blanket and good pillow on the couch. Be flexible with your expectations and borrow baby things if you can- i like the breast friend over the boppy, but couldnt know that before birth. I've loved my iPad with amazon prime for nursing sessions. Stock "one-hand foods" for times you're alone so you can eat easily, even when nursing or walking baby. Mine hates carriers so far, so this has been important for me. Keep your camera close too- we have the good camera in our main room and keep our phones handy for snapshots. They are priceless. DD is 14 wks now and has grown and changed so much that its already hard to believe she was so tiny.[/quote]

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