Breastfeeding

It is a VERY different sensation 🤣 I've finished BF now, boobs are back to being for sex 😅 but whilst I was BF they were completely off limits.

Honestly I wouldn't worry about it, the association is completely different. That being said, of course you don't HAVE to breastfeed if you don't want to!

I genuinely never thought about it when I breast fed my daughter, and just in my head knew my breasts were for feeding my baby. I also just have a very clinical mind sometimes so maybe just think of it as serving a purpose 😂

I was really worried with my first too. I asked the same question to my doula! But I also found my hormones totally changed my mentality and I had no issues. After I was done BF, I went back to my normal mindset.

Why not both? lol! No it can be a little painful at first while you and baby are getting into the groove of it, but later on, you may or may not be open to both, just washing after lol

But like Emily said, they’re two very different feelings and all the hormones and mindset shifts that happen once you give birth might help keep you on the breastfeeding path if that’s what you have your heart set on ❤️

Currently bf my 10 month old, and yes the sensation completely different. When you’re being intimate if used it’s okay to enjoy block off though and enjoy. When your bf mom mode activated nurturing and loving takes over your brain! It’s a beautiful mechanism we have🫶🏼

It feels sooooo different when breastfeeding. Like they have a job to do and your brain just totally switches. It feels weird at first but not icky weird more like just getting used to the let down and changes to your breasts and nipples. And the nipples get sore/cracked/etc in the beginning but silverettes really help. Also totally off limits like they can’t even be touched by your shirt or the shower without leaking milk in the beginning!

It’s one of those things to me that just clicked and never felt sexual in the moment!