since then i’ve been on the newborn breastfeeding diet: everytime she wants it, she gets a boob or two for as long as she wants it. this is about every hour and a half for almost an hour at a time. which means that my sleeping schedule is virtually non-existent and my eating schedule – and for anyone who’s breastfed, you know how damn hungry you get during and immediately after a feed – is even more spontaneous. i eat whenever i can, whatever i can eat safely over her head as it bobs against my chest.
this has led to a weight loss unlike any anorexia-induced parallel (and i know those well). as of tuesday, i’ve lost 21 pounds. in two weeks. she’s gained 2 ounces from her birth weight, which dropped about 11% in the first 2 days, for a total gain of almost a pound.
