I always fondly imagined that I'd be a peasant girl, but no, I had to be a pre-eclamptic mess of a girl. I had an emergency C five weeks early because it was a tie for who was in more distress...her or my kidneys. But we were both eventually fine. I wish I'd had the brain power to have found this tribe right after the birth. I was a complete mess. Pumping for the NICU 8x15minutes a day and then I had horrible engorgement issues that took 6 weeks to slack off because they'd all told me I had to pump so much to make sure my milk came in adequately. Then the blasted La Leche League website said that if you have oversupply issues, to stop pumping. I thought my boobs were going to pop. Thankfully I called my lactation person and she scolded me to stay off websites and to pump for my life, but about a minute less every time each day until after a week I could start skipping some pumpings. I've never been so miserable as the first 6 weeks. I've mercifully been forgetting it bit by bit. I just have to say though, that if any of you ever have oversupply issues or know someone who has, try not to kill all those well meaning individuals who tell you how lucky you are to have so much milk. Then tell them about the miracle of red sage tea.

I also fondly imagine that if I do this again in another year or so that I'll be a peasant girl this next time and everything will be perfect. :)