By: Jennifer Carrie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBreast is best!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s natural!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a special bonding moment!\u201d…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve heard it all.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
and I believed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it was one thing I knew for sure, I was definitely<\/strong> breast feeding my baby! <\/p>\n\n\n\n But wait. (fast forward to baby boy arriving)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n One week in and my baby was not latching appropriately. All this boob – and – he ain\u2019t latching?!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n His pediatrician even mentioned \u201csupplementing with formula\u201d *insert dramatic gasp*. That was NOT an option! <\/p>\n\n\n\n I went home and pumped like a mad woman<\/em><\/strong>! And didn\u2019t stop for another 13 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I was so focused on giving my baby breast milk and NEVER using formula that I just stopped trying to get him to latch. The only problem with that – my milk supply was not consistent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One day I might\u2019ve gotten 32 ounces and the next, barely 12 ounces. That left me with one choice: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pump all day, pump all night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Anytime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Any place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Diaper bag, <\/p>\n\n\n\n pump bag, <\/p>\n\n\n\n cooler bag, <\/p>\n\n\n\n work bag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can\u2019t hurry uppppp, you got too much stuuuuuuff.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The thought of my supply dropping caused more stress than my first-time-mom self had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, BISH YOU GUESSED IT- back down goes my supply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n See the thing about exclusively pumping is, if you don\u2019t pump and produce milk, your baby doesn\u2019t eat. If your baby doesn\u2019t eat, he doesn\u2019t live. So, you\u2019re telling me these hoots are responsible for keeping my baby alive?!,Got it! No pressure. (cue\u2026 ALL the pressure) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n While I am super proud of myself for being able to provide breast milk for my baby for 13 whole months, I will admit: <\/p>\n\n\n\n It was very stressful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Very time consuming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And to be totally honest, it contributed to a lot of anxiety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, to any of my fellow \u201cBag Ladies\u201d out there who may be struggling like I was – <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201clet it go, let it go, let it go, let it go\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Please hear me when I say\u2026 Fed is best!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether that be by formula or breast milk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Never let a blog, \u201cexpert\u2019s option\u201d or local housewife tell you what\u2019s best for your baby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBetcha love can make it better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n JC<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Jennifer Carrie \u201cBreast is best!\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s natural!\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s a special bonding moment!\u201d… I\u2019ve heard it all.. and I believed it. If it was one thing I knew for sure, I was definitely breast feeding my baby! But wait. (fast forward to baby boy arriving) One week in and my baby was not latching appropriately. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8,10,9],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motherhood","tag-baby","tag-maternity","tag-new-mom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherhoodincolor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}