In case you didn’t know, World Breastfeeding Week is/was August 1-7. I know I am catching it at the tail end, but I wanted to let you know my thoughts this year as they are different than where I was last year.
I still think about my time breastfeeding Joley. I seem to forget all the horrible times we had. They are in the back of my mind… the latch issues, the lack of weight gain issues, the need to pump everyday issues… but they aren’t forefront in my mind anymore when I think about breastfeeding. I think it is nature’s way of helping women to keep going and do it again; just like childbirth I guess.
I loved breastfeeding Joley despite everything that happened. I cried when she decided she was finished and walked away asking for her sippy cup of milk. I am so glad I stuck it out for 16 months and we had that time together. Now, I am weeks away from having another baby and the time to think about breastfeeding again. This time though, I don’t have the apprehensions and fears I had before Joley was born.
I am not expecting, although I am hoping, that things will be easy breezy. If there are problems this time though, I am ready for them. I am going to call a LC right away. I am going to reach out to the friends and professionals I know. I am going to beat the problems before they beat me. I know things will be a bit easier this time because I have every intention of having Jemma while awake and feeding her much, much sooner than I did Joley.
Overall, I am excited to breastfeed Jemma. I can’t wait to have those quiet moments with her. I can’t wait to see the baby smiles with little milk dribbles on her cheek. I can’t wait to bond with my baby girl in a way only her mommy can. I just can’t wait.
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