We need to refrain from doling out unsolicited advice and retroactive criticism.
, it didn’t feel natural, and I struggled constantly with low supply. It was a herculean feat to get a couple of ounces into my baby who really wanted at least 4 ounces. I tried all the things. I ate well, I drank plenty of water , I fed on demand, I used various compresses and massaged my breasts during feeding to encourage letdown. I saw multiple lactation consultants who assured me my son’s latch was perfect and that, for some women, breastfeeding just hurts.
And yet, to this day, whenever breastfeeding comes up and I share my story, well-meaning folks will still run down the list of things I may have done wrong. This drives me bat-shit bonkers for a few reasons.I didn’t try but would have solved all my problems, well, it’s too fucking late. So now I just feel like shit for somehow having missed a vital piece of information even though I tried really hard and did everything the experts said to.
In the little circle of new moms I inhabited, other moms breastfed like it was second nature. Yes, some also struggled like me, but there were quite a few for whom breastfeeding was akin to a religious experience. They ate whatever the fuck they wanted and didn’t obsess over their water intake, didn’t have nipple pain or trouble letting down, and had so much supply that after an hour they were literally spurting milk from their nipples and soaking the fronts of their shirts.
Knowing these differences exist should be enough indication that female bodies vary in how much milk they produce. We need to acknowledge that some breasts simply produce less, and that’s that.
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