now if only I could get beer out of these things

[moominmolly]

As it turns out, Natalie does not like chocolate breastmilk. Seriously.

For as long as I can remember, drinking lots of apple juice has made me smell like apples. Not in a bad way -- it's just as if I dabbed a little eau de pomme in strategic locations all over my body. Still, I tend to avoid drinking it, because it's a little strange to be haunted by the scent of apples.

While I was pregnant, something similar started happening with chocolate. When dilletante went on a brownie-making kick for a while, I found myself smelling like cocoa. Now, I'm not a big chocolate-eater, so this didn't happen very often, but I did think it was funny. Postpartum, it didn't come up again until after Christmas. Suddenly, Natalie was grumpy and gassy, and it wasn't clear why. At roughly the same time, I noticed that everything I'd worn smelled like cocoa powder -- especially my bras.

HMMMMMMM.

Sure enough, when I cut out chocolate, she stopped having gas issues. But -- come on! Chocolate breastmilk! Isn't that supposed to be magical? Who doesn't want chocolate parents? (Yes, I know, there was probably a significant problem on her end because I didn't fully digest it, or I had problems with it, or something. Still.)

(Also: gas makes her so sad! I'd never seen a fart make someone cry before. So very sad.)

As for the pain at latch-on that I used to have, it is largely gone. I still have sensitive nipples, so that when she cluster-feeds, nursing every half hour or so for hours, my nipples go on strike and she gets a bottle. That way, I don't bleed and/or curse so much. I think that's better for everyone, really.

In other news, we're roughly diurnal, now! My day seems to start at 5 or so, which isn't ideal, but it'll do for a start. Hooray!

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[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

We've done it at Baitcon in the past, though not chocolate-breast-milk.

It needs extra butterfat added to work out right. Overall, it's not very remarkable. :)