But do not give up yet!

When I was pregnant I never once thought about breastfeeding other then knowing that I was wanting to once my baby girl was born. I never gave into consideration the time, commitment, patience and practice it took to be successful..

When my daughter was born I thought to myself, “man, this isn’t that bad. My boobs don’t hurt, this is going to be easy.” That was the night she was born. My daughter was latching what I thought was really well, but it definitely wasn’t. The next day my nipples were SORE. And it just got worse. They cracked, were bleeding, I dreaded the next feeding because it was excruciating. I decided to give my boobs a break and pumped for 24 hours, researched a correct latch and fixed it, and it was soooo much better. But it still hasn’t been easy.

Countless times I have questioned my supply. Is my baby getting enough? Do I pump now? What do I do😭😭!?

Here I am, 14 weeks pp and am finally feeling a bit of confidence in my supply and the journey my daughter and I are sharing. She started sleeping through the night a while back so I have been able to start pumping and saving. I currently have 139.5 oz frozen. Now that might not seem like a lot, but for me personally it is a huge accomplishment. Making it this far is a big accomplishment! My momma and grandma were never able to breastfeed past 6 weeks so I am very proud of how far I have came.

So here is to all you mommas out there that have tried to breastfeed but weren’t successful, the mommas that are successful, and all the mommas to be that plan on trying once their little ones are here. Keep trying. I know it is hard but push through the rough spots. It is a great accomplishment what you are able to do for your baby!💗🤱🏻