18 Signs That You Most Definitely Breastfeed Your Baby

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Breastfeeding is one of the most beautiful bonding experiences a mother can have with her child — but some moms will argue that having leaking boobs every few hours and feeling like you're doing everything half-asleep feels far from beautiful. If you're a breastfeeding mama, chances are you can relate to these 18 signs.

01
You are constantly worried about whether or not your child is eating enough.
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You are constantly worried about whether or not your child is eating enough.

He pulled away, but what if he's still hungry and can't get anymore out?!

02
You haven’t worn a shirt without buttons since before you can remember.
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You haven’t worn a shirt without buttons since before you can remember.

So you walk past your closet full of clothes you can't wear and cry.

03
You feel like a milk factory with none of the financial benefits.
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You feel like a milk factory with none of the financial benefits.

Really, it just feels like robbery.

04
Your nipples hurt, like, all the time.
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Your nipples hurt, like, all the time.

Words that come to mind: burning, cracked, irritated — need we go on?

05
You go back and forth every day with the question, "To breastfeed in public, or to not breastfeed in public?"
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You go back and forth every day with the question, "To breastfeed in public, or to not breastfeed in public?"

Depends on how you feel about ignorant haters, really.

06
Your baby knows how to find your boob swiftly and efficiently even in the darkest hours of the night.
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Your baby knows how to find your boob swiftly and efficiently even in the darkest hours of the night.

Target acquired, target attained.

07
You haven’t slept in months — you’re totally at the command of your baby’s hunger.
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You haven’t slept in months — you’re totally at the command of your baby’s hunger.

"Wake up, Mom. Mom, wake up. I'm hungry. Mom."

08
Every shirt you own has stained wet spots from leakage — and it’s driving you insane.
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Every shirt you own has stained wet spots from leakage — and it’s driving you insane.

Might as well stuff one of your kid's diapers in there.

09
Strangers you’ve never met have seen more of your body than some of your past love interests.
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Strangers you’ve never met have seen more of your body than some of your past love interests.

Which you feel weirdly fine about.

10
You’ve had to deal with people’s negative reactions to you feeding your baby in public.
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You’ve had to deal with people’s negative reactions to you feeding your baby in public.

There is nothing offensive in letting my baby eat her lunch.

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Though you really don’t care.
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Though you really don’t care.

Get. Over. It.

12
You’ve mastered your, "What the hell are you looking at?" stare.
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You’ve mastered your, "What the hell are you looking at?" stare.

You didn't even have to practice in the mirror; it just comes to you in moments of rage.

13
You have come to the realization that your boob essentially belongs to your child now.
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You have come to the realization that your boob essentially belongs to your child now.

Goodbye, boob.

14
You beg and plead with the powers above for your child to fall asleep quickly during night feeds.
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You beg and plead with the powers above for your child to fall asleep quickly during night feeds.

Please, please, please, please, please, I just want to go back to sleep now.

15
You have pumped in advance just so you can have a drink with dinner.
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You have pumped in advance just so you can have a drink with dinner.

A little pump and dump never hurt nobody.

16
You wonder when your freezer doors are going to admit defeat and bust open from all the stored milk.
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You wonder when your freezer doors are going to admit defeat and bust open from all the stored milk.

It's like one of those cartoon closets that never run out of room.

17
You sometimes feel like you are going to lose it.
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You sometimes feel like you are going to lose it.

OK, you feel like you're going to lose it often.

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But then you see your baby’s beautiful face and realize there’s no place you’d rather be . . .
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But then you see your baby’s beautiful face and realize there’s no place you’d rather be . . .

. . . than here with a tiny human attached to your boob.