Nursing Stories... oh my

i will start with a disclaimer... anyone not wanting to read or hear about or think about or even process information regarding breastfeeding and its joys and uh-hem, mishaps then stop reading... everyone else, please enjoy.

So when we had Faith, 3 years ago, I was a new mom determined to breastfeed. I close friend gave me the best single line of advice... 

"it will hurt like hell at first, hang in there, and it will be better before you know it" 

and that is precisely what i did. every time i was sore, every time it hurt or the latch was wrong, every time i would literally hold my breath as Faith latched and visualize my milk letting down in order to relax enough for it to do so, i would keep repeating that one line. then it got better, then it got, well, easy. I was feeding Faith about every 2 hours for the first few months and i was able to cater to whatever need she had, whenever she had it. then i began coaching at a university and i had to nurse on the job (blessed, yes i was, to be able to bring her with me to work) so lets say i had to nurse in public, often, and still look professional. haha, thank you bebe au lait for providing cute ways to nurse in public. bottom line : i was good at it, she was getting what she needed, i felt comfortable, and we stopped after a full year. ta da.

then Isabelle was born

and nursing was soooo much easier. everything went better, i wasn't as sore, she latched wonderfully, and i was master-public-nurser. i can do it anywhere, wearing anything, and still look good (haha)... and so can a lot of you!!!! below are my stories mixed in with yours. many of you had similar stories and only 1 of you topped my craziest nursing experience (in my opinion). before i announce the giveaway winner, i wanted to know your feedback, who do you think had the craziest experience? 

locations:

in the car

in the church cry room

in the grocery store

at a wedding

in a plane

baggage claim area

in the mall

in a restaurant

in a tent

in BuyBuyBaby while moms-to-be looked stressed just witnessing the multi-tasking going on

positions:

daddy held the baby, mommy held the boob

(interesting...is this a new form of 'reconnecting' post-baby, sort of a way to get everyone involved)

baby in car seat, mommy(sitting next to) leaning over to position boob while on highway in traffic

(there has to be a law preventing mothers from removing seat belts to squeeze into the small space between child's face and the rear car seat)

baby sitting up in lap(maybe baby is 'too-cool' to lay down)

(this would look hilarious if the baby was under a nursing cover)

eventful ventures:

tandem twin nursing

during 6 wk post-partum exam

bathroom stall nursing

getting locked in lactation room at work

while at court, while being questioned

self expressing, then using an eye drop to feed

in a gas station bathroom stall while older child poops and everyone is singing Old McDonald

self expressing to prevent 'wet-shirt' syndrome

baby trying to drink from fountain of milk, spraying everywhere, instead of latching

while sitting in patio furniture for sale at Target, in discussion with a salesman who didn't know there was a baby under the nursing blanket

receiving communion while nursing

baby unlatching while fountain of milk covers back seat of car