Something I’m proud of (and baby food related I guess… lol!)
Something I want to share. Something I’m proud of. I still bf my 13mo son Alexander. He had formula by necessity in special care in his first week of life because my milk hadn’t come in yet; he was born 5 weeks early (and quite healthy luckily all things considered!). But from then on he was exclusively BF.
I know that when I was a baby, breastfeeding in public was unfortunately far more frowned upon And I feel for older generations big time. Some people are morons What would you rather random public member, crying baby or sedated boobed baby? Just saying :P
Unfortunately though even now, I was told me numerous times to just “give up”, including by a formerly trusted Dr (to his credit he’s now on board, he was just concerned about my health – read on), because I had a very hard time with horrible migraines related to my milk let-down, over supply and asthma which lead to two emergency room stays (maybe related to heartburn, I went from an A cup to an E!!! Poor chest TMI? ). When I say migraines I mean I was house bound for weeks in dark rooms (photosensitivity) unable to function… Yeah, that bad. That and serious sleep deprivation, and some serious mood swings throw into the mix. Fun times.
Luckily my husband, MIL, supermummas Ela, Emma, Gemma and other mummas (too many to name!) have been super supportive. We’re down to two feeds a day now, and thankfully the migraines are way less frequent and intense (yay Panadol Osteo combined with coffee – yay a medical excuse for my cuppa ).
Why did I persist? I love the bonding, and allergies run in the family on both sides. I’m severely allergic to dustmites myself, James to cats, and there is evidence longer bfing can be a protective factor against the development of both allergies/asthma xo But who knows… no judgement at all if you formula/comp feed! Every family is different.
And a huge plus, feeding to sleep on the boob still occasionally works :D WIN.
<3 Julieanne
PS: Baby spam below :D
13mo, fed to sleep
29 weeks pregnant
1 day old, kangaroo care time in special care :)