Caffeine?

[velvetpage]

I don't need no caffeine. I got me some endorphins!

I love the post-workout rush. It's almost as good as the one from breastfeeding.

Now that I've succeeding in grossing out at least a few of the non-parents on my list, I'm going to take a shower and then get down to work.

Comments

[hillarygayle.livejournal.com]

Breastfeeding comes with a RUSH? o_O

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yes. No one told you that? Okay, here's the scoop:

Breastfeeding doesn't hurt, after your nipples get used to it. (That takes a few days to a few weeks, depending on the person and the baby.) You see, God knew that new mothers wouldn't get a lot of chances to rest and recuperate unless he built them into the model, so He made sure that feeding your baby would be the most calming, stress-relieving, feel-good-making time of day. For twenty minutes or so out of every couple of hours (again, depending on the baby - Elizabeth nursed for twenty minutes out of ninety for three weeks running) you get to relax, cuddle your baby, and ingest a completely natural cocktail of feel-good hormones, including (but not limited to) endorphins, serotonin, and oxytocin (that's the one that is released to start labour - it makes your uterus contract. When you're nursing, it makes it contract back to its pre-baby size.) Also, the breast is very much a supply-and-demand thing. When baby's not sucking, nothing's coming out. That means that if baby gets sleepy, baby simply falls asleep, still attached. If Mommy falls asleep as well, thanks to all those lovely endorphins, well, that's God's little bonus to new moms.

So maybe rush isn't quite the right word. You feel bone-deep contentment, sleepy, loving - like all is right with the world.

I want another baby!!!!

[anidada.livejournal.com]

Once breastfeeding's established (and providing you don't have thrush or mastitis), no matter how frazzled you feel it's a guaranteed relaxant for all concerned. I'm still nursing my kiddo and IMO, nothing settles a toddler (and her wits-end mama) faster and more effectively than sitting down on the couch for a nursing session. It's positively magical.