Breastfeeding journey. Mum life post

I am insanely sleep deprived! And yeah no one said babies will be fun, and I guess I blocked it out from the 1st boy! Anyway… 

I always thought yeah I will breastfeed my kids. Turns out it’s complicated and hard work. And figuring out what to wear… and how not to flash everyone in the vicinity and many many more things! 

It didn’t really happen 1st time around, we had really bad delivery and no after care. Boo Birmingham! 

But I was very keen to do this with baby G. I made this known to my midwife… and somehow I was introduced to a breastfeeding guru in hospital. She helped me how to hold the baby and such. Even took a pic how to baby should be in the boob. It was rather odd but extremely helpful. 

I did write about the planned sections already and how it was a great experience! And after care was great too! 

Grayson lost a bit of birth weight, which is normal but they (midwives and dr) tend to get concerned. My milk wasn’t coming in. Then we met Gayle the breast feeding support, she is non nonsense lady who helped a lot. Maybe a month after I had to pump after each feed even at night … and it was hard. And since than it was easy sailing…. Got a touch of sore boob once but after feeding and pumping it was all fine. 

  

Milk drunk baby Grayson… so cute! 

So now we are almost 9 months… and G has two teeth and loves food and loves biting the boob that feeds him. Like a lot. Like omg I had bleeding nipples. And I m giving up feeding. 

 I feel very sad about stopping. It was such hard work in the beginning and it’s so easy… I guess I am allowed to be sad right. 

So today I am pumping, and will be doing so for a while. He had bottles. Not sure how and what I will be doing at night. But emotions are high! Baby is growing up.