Breastfeeding Journey of Akshitha
Talk about super powers.
You just birthed another little and the fact that he/she is so new into another environment and needs something familiar to soothe;was a reason enough for me to SAY a big yes to breastfeeding from the very first hour!
And there was no looking back from there. I could literally sense my uterus taking off the remaining lochia every
other time I BF in the first week of breastfeeding.Talk about nature doing its magic thing!
Also,I have had such an exhausting sleep cycle the first 6 months of having birthed baby number 2.He’s a slightly big guy, and every hour and a half or 2-he was up-for a FEED. I didn’t give in, cause I liked the warmth we shared while I fed.
The only time I pumped was-to ensure there is a supply when I’m actually not around.But this is a very personal decision to make.Convenience and comfort can have a different meaning for each single mommy and I respect that:)FULLY!
The first connect,that warmth,the reality of having birthed a baby-sunk into me upon that firstttt suckling latch.I can still remember that chill/tingling sensation throughout my body when he first latched. This is with my first born btw.It was a feeling I had never even dreamed off.I had a zillion thoughts in my head.So much had happened in the last hour of labor.My thoughts were so hazy and mixed up.I don’t know if a hormone dip/surge is to blame. But one feeling that really kept me going was-my prize for all that I was going through-my little baby!
This one thing has worked wonders for me.If you have excess, hand express. Just massage out the hardness/clogged part slowly towards the nipple outlet.The first few pushes are going to be painful.BUT the relief you get once you do it, is surreal. Also, don’t take out too much.It’s a signal for your body-to produce more cause it assumes your baby needs more!
My fitness coach would always say, if you don’t make best use of what the lord has bestowed upon you-he also holds the right to punish you for the same.In his own righteous way.Somewhere I correlated all of this with my breastfeeding journey too…and may be for the good:)