Breastfeeding Success Stories

Here is my story...

I tried breastfeeding my first child, Tyler. I never thought about it much but when the time came to breastfeed, I felt like something was wrong with me. I thought I didn’t have enough milk, not knowing about colostrum…nobody explains theses things to you. I tried breastfeeding for two months, but pumped most of the time, also not knowing that I needed baby physically at the breast to stimulate breast milk production.

I gave up after about three months, thinking that I was less than a woman and a bad mom. After that I wanted to know why I wasn’t able to produce enough milk, but found no support online, this was the original reason I started this site, but after all the research I did, I realized that there was actually nothing wrong with me and that I was just lacking the info. I was determined to make breastfeeding work the second time around, but at the back of my mind I still doubted that I could successfully breastfeed.

I then fell pregnant two and a half years after starting this site. I now know that one of the major reasons I struggled with breastfeeding was because of the c-section I had with him, apparently the meds that are pumped into your system with a c-section, stay in a baby’s body for up to two weeks after birth, making baby lethargic and unable to latch on properly in some cases. This was definitely one of the things that we struggled with; I remember sitting for hours, trying to get him latched on. So the second time around I decided to have a natural birth and knew I would be better off having it at home with a midwife because the doctors would not support my vback (vaginal birth after c-section) I searched online and finally found a midwife that would help with a natural water birth at home., I went into labor two days before my due date, was in labor for six hours and everything went beautifully.

Lisa was born without any meds and therefore latched on immediately without any problems. My milk came in within the second day. I am now going into my eighth month breastfeeding Lisa. Felt I should share my story of success with other moms who feel they have similar problems. Breastfeeding is something very special, bonding with Lisa has been so different to what I experienced with Ty. I hope this encourages someone.

Please share your successful breastfeeding journey...

Leave a comment

Want to share your stories? Ask a question or just say hello...

What Other Moms Have Said

Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...