Breastfeeding supposedly is a good way to put Daniel to sleep. But it does not always work.  Nevertheless, it makes someone fall asleep very easily — me.  One afternoon, both of us were lying in the bed — breastfeeding .  Then he stopped drinking and started to squeal while I was in a daydream already. Oh.. Lord, mercy mercy me, just let me sleep for five minutes. I called in Ron and asked him to take care of Daniel so that I can sleep:” I need to rest because I am making milk and I am tired. “ He said:” You don’t have to do anything to make milk, it is your body does it. “ “Well yes, my body is part of me. So I am working!” “My body makes poo and pee all the time and I don’t feel anything. “ “……………….besides making poo and pee at the same time I am making more nutritious milk! Dude, you don’t understand how tiring it is! “
I’m pretty sure you’ve got the right of this one. Other body functions are far more passive than breastfeeding. I’m pretty sure the other mothers we know will back you up on that one…
Yay for you for sticking with the breastfeeding, and my sympathies on how tired it must make you.
Tell Fuzzy Bunny that milk making is incredibly energy intensive. Rather like using your brain to study is tiring because it uses up all your energy. Milk making requires tons of energy from mommies so my response is until you can make it dude, no comments from the peanut gallery 🙂