Little scabby things -- no big deal. Probably you had some tiny blisters form. With Wolf, I had some huge blisters (I was still asleep when Steve figured he could line her up for a good latch, oops), and we all survived fine.
I always thought the cabbage leaves were for toughening the skin (along with tea bags and prenatal rough-towel-rubs), and that the solution for engorgement is expressing some milk or, better still, making the baby do it. That is what she's there for, after all. It also sometimes seems like a "hey, let's see if we can get them to do something this silly, while they're at that adorably impressinable new-arent stage!"
While there are some stupid parents who foolishly do potentially hazardous things with/to ther children, you are not them. Unfortunately, the world is full of people passionately attached to the idea that the way they think kids should be raised is the ONLY correct approach. So, relax and trust yourselves (and when you need it, seek reassurance from mellow people).
You do know you can also call many people on this list any time, right, in case the LJ response time is too slow?
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Date: 2009-04-05 10:19 pm (UTC)I always thought the cabbage leaves were for toughening the skin (along with tea bags and prenatal rough-towel-rubs), and that the solution for engorgement is expressing some milk or, better still, making the baby do it. That is what she's there for, after all. It also sometimes seems like a "hey, let's see if we can get them to do something this silly, while they're at that adorably impressinable new-arent stage!"
While there are some stupid parents who foolishly do potentially hazardous things with/to ther children, you are not them. Unfortunately, the world is full of people passionately attached to the idea that the way they think kids should be raised is the ONLY correct approach. So, relax and trust yourselves (and when you need it, seek reassurance from mellow people).
You do know you can also call many people on this list any time, right, in case the LJ response time is too slow?