Amen to all of that. Thank you for sharing pieces of your breastfeeding journey with us because it is not nearly as easy/tidy as they make it seem. It's so emotional to continue to need your body to sustain your little human, and just as emotional to "let go" of that option too. Glad there are multiple ways to feed the babes but man, it's hard no matter what! <3
Whewww! You made it so far! My first LO drank like a champ. Having PCOS makes me hyper lactate and he certainly took advantage. He bit me at 6 months old with those tiny teeth and I looked at him in the face and said "are we doing this or not?!"... He chose not. I kid you not. He refused the breast after that and I pumped and gave him a bottle.
With my second, she refused to drink and was already 3 lbs (almost) smaller than her brother at birth. She was dropping weight and growing *so slowly* I was afraid for the worst. After trying like 6 different bottles\nipples, we found ones she would tolerate and switched to bottle with pumped milk exclusively. That transition was mentally difficult but necessary at just 4 months old.
I never pumped longer than a year with either. Two years... You're a champ!
Thank you, friend! And I was just looking at the email you sent me with all your recs the other day (research for the infertility memoir). Thank you for all the love and support! 🫶🏾
Phew! Baby you sent me right back to the early days with my little one! The combo feeding, the pumping, power pumping while nursing, football holds, low production, freezer stashes… it was ALOT! And much like you I’m an overachiever, and felt like such a “failure” when we had to supplement my nursing sessions with formula during the shortage no less, oh and also a super expensive hypoallergenic formula mind you.🫠 I was a WRECK, but finally I made the realization that you made—fed is best and mentally the toll was starting to break my little spirit. So I ditched the social media accounts, the books, essentially the “shoulds” and we both thrived with our nursing/formula combo. Cheers to us for trying our best always and just doing what’s best for our kiddos! We did that! 🙌🏽 now to just survive these “terrific twos”😵💫🫨😂😂 great piece as always! I felt every single word!
I love you, friend! And you're a great mama. Kobe is so blessed to have you. Cheers to us for doing our best, giving ourselves grace and showing our babies a softer way of living! 🙌🏾
Amen to all of that. Thank you for sharing pieces of your breastfeeding journey with us because it is not nearly as easy/tidy as they make it seem. It's so emotional to continue to need your body to sustain your little human, and just as emotional to "let go" of that option too. Glad there are multiple ways to feed the babes but man, it's hard no matter what! <3
Yes, yes and more yes! 🙌🏾
Wow! Breastfeeding for 2 years is an incredible accomplishment! Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Oh thank you, friend! It was quite the journey. Thank you for reading! 💜
Whewww! You made it so far! My first LO drank like a champ. Having PCOS makes me hyper lactate and he certainly took advantage. He bit me at 6 months old with those tiny teeth and I looked at him in the face and said "are we doing this or not?!"... He chose not. I kid you not. He refused the breast after that and I pumped and gave him a bottle.
With my second, she refused to drink and was already 3 lbs (almost) smaller than her brother at birth. She was dropping weight and growing *so slowly* I was afraid for the worst. After trying like 6 different bottles\nipples, we found ones she would tolerate and switched to bottle with pumped milk exclusively. That transition was mentally difficult but necessary at just 4 months old.
I never pumped longer than a year with either. Two years... You're a champ!
Thank you, friend! And I was just looking at the email you sent me with all your recs the other day (research for the infertility memoir). Thank you for all the love and support! 🫶🏾
Phew! Baby you sent me right back to the early days with my little one! The combo feeding, the pumping, power pumping while nursing, football holds, low production, freezer stashes… it was ALOT! And much like you I’m an overachiever, and felt like such a “failure” when we had to supplement my nursing sessions with formula during the shortage no less, oh and also a super expensive hypoallergenic formula mind you.🫠 I was a WRECK, but finally I made the realization that you made—fed is best and mentally the toll was starting to break my little spirit. So I ditched the social media accounts, the books, essentially the “shoulds” and we both thrived with our nursing/formula combo. Cheers to us for trying our best always and just doing what’s best for our kiddos! We did that! 🙌🏽 now to just survive these “terrific twos”😵💫🫨😂😂 great piece as always! I felt every single word!
I love you, friend! And you're a great mama. Kobe is so blessed to have you. Cheers to us for doing our best, giving ourselves grace and showing our babies a softer way of living! 🙌🏾