I wish I had this info when I started 9 years ago. I was also unprepared for how hard it would be at first and shed many tears. If not for a patient LC who talked me off the cliff and helped me manage my over supply, I would have quit. There isn’t enough support for moms post partum on any level.
This piece is great. Learning to breastfeed is the hardest thing I've ever done. My housekeeper saw me early on and said, "it'll take about three month for you to 'get it.'" Geez that sounded like a million years away in that moment. She was right! Three months of getting A LITTLE better each and every time the baby fed. SO much stress, crying, etc. With subsequent children, though, it was like riding a bike.
I wish I had this info when I started 9 years ago. I was also unprepared for how hard it would be at first and shed many tears. If not for a patient LC who talked me off the cliff and helped me manage my over supply, I would have quit. There isn’t enough support for moms post partum on any level.
This piece is great. Learning to breastfeed is the hardest thing I've ever done. My housekeeper saw me early on and said, "it'll take about three month for you to 'get it.'" Geez that sounded like a million years away in that moment. She was right! Three months of getting A LITTLE better each and every time the baby fed. SO much stress, crying, etc. With subsequent children, though, it was like riding a bike.