I remember when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I was scared and nervous. At the time, I was planning my wedding. Quickly, I went from reading The Knot magazines to What to Expect When You Are Expecting books. I planned. And I don’t mean I just sat down and thought, “I am going to have a natural birth, it will be beautiful, and I will breastfeed, and it will be glorious.” I mean, I sat down, wrote lists, weighed options—and I planned. I am pretty sure I had a list and a plan for every little detail of my pregnancy, birth, and hospital stay. My plans even included what books I was going to bring to read while I was … [Read more...]
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Breastfeeding Problems: My Happy Ending (Part 3 of 3)
(Go back to Part 1 and Part 2) My new little guy is 4 weeks old today and our breastfeeding journey has had several challenges of it’s own. After his delivery, I was trembling and somewhat incoherent. We later found out this was possibly because I have postpartum preeclampsia. When I was finally taken to my room and my new son was brought to me, I felt like we already had a lot of catching up to do. I tried to get him to latch on, but it just wasn’t happening. New Breastfeeding Problems I proceeded to give him a bottle and he seemed to choke on it. I called the nurse and he was quickly taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). I … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Triplets: A Battle of Love
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There are times when mathematics simply don’t make sense. For instance, I remember crying and crying over short division in school. It didn’t make sense. And I had similar experiences over the past two years with three babies and two breasts. Breastfeeding triplets didn’t compute. You see, I was told on April 26, 2011 that I was carrying triplets. Immediately I began seeing my dreams of a drug-free, home birth evaporating. I saw many, many dollar signs floating before my eyes. I saw a plan unfolding for my life that I wanted no part of. Well, as the news of spontaneous triplets sunk in, and my love for my three munchies grew to epic … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding in Public: Tips you need to hide your nips
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I had planned on breastfeeding from the minute I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I don’t know why I was so excited to do it, but I was. I read up on it and when she was born at the hospital, I talked to the lactation consultant every day. I wanted to be good. I also wanted to be able to nurse in public (NIP). I told my husband that I would do it and “forget anyone that would side eye me!” Then, one blissful Saturday afternoon, we were at Target walking around buying baby gear, and my little newborn baby started crying. She was hungry. I panicked. I started to breathe heavily and broke out in a sweat. What was I supposed to … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Problems: Try and Try Again (Part 2 of 3)
(Go back to Part 1) 5 years later, my husband and I were overjoyed, although still very surprised at the news that we would be having another child. When my second daughter was born, I still had a deep desire to breastfeed. I wasn’t as hell bent on it happening this time, but I still really, really wanted to. When she was born, I had her latch on for a little while and then had my husband feed her a bottle. I again had one of those horrid sounding blue pumps. I used it for only 2 weeks before I threw in the towel. Again there were tears, but not nearly as many. This go around there seemed to be a bit more judgment against not … [Read more...]
My Brest Friend: Twin Breastfeeding Pillow
I am very excited to tell you about some of the fabulous breastfeeding accessories that My Brest Friend offers. I have four boys; my last two were twins. I was scared and overwhelmed. How would I handle two babies? How would I breastfeed them? I’m so happy that I found this twin breastfeeding pillow. Why I Loved My Twin Breastfeeding Pillow Breastfeeding twins would have been so much more difficult without this amazing tool. Alongside my nursing cover, this was my most used breastfeeding accessory. I really don’t know how I would have kept up with the demand of breastfeeding two babies at the same time without it. The My Brest Friend … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Problems: My Story of Unexpected Surprises (Part 1 of 3)
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I was only 17 the day a doctor told me I had cervical cancer. After hearing the word cancer, I felt my body go a little numb. The doctor continued to talk. I had lost 2 grandparents to cancer. I could feel my heart throbbing, and the doctor continued to talk. I missed most of what he said to me. I felt like I left my body and was on another planet. I just wanted him to shut up. His statistics and treatment plans... no one had ever talked to me about these sort of things. He ended with the information that his suggested method of treatment would leave me unable to have children. Three years later... I was sitting at work after school … [Read more...]
