So a friend of mine at work recently had a new baby, and it was funny because I work with the husband!! But I guess in passing (I'm sure he really wanted to hear about it), I told him I was a Psycho Breastfeeding First Time Mom. Well I didn't even remember telling him my stories - I credit my "Mommy Brain" with that new skill!
But this week when he came back to work, he told me that he told his wife to call me because she was getting overwhelmed and frustrated that every person she talked to told her - oh I just gave up. Don't kill yourself trying. It's so much harder than anyone ever tells you. Blah-Blah, so her being 2 weeks postpartum - she was getting a little overwhelmed and frustrated. She didn't take him up on calling me - after all she's only met me once, but I wore that I was even thought of in a moment like that as a badge of honor! God knows I paid my dues with the breastfeeding Gods!! LOL!
So I'm going to write her a note of encouragement anyway...not being pushy or anything, but just sending her positive thoughts in a pretty overwhelming time! It's hard for me to even remember those days!! But I do remember that overwhelming feeling of worrying that your baby is getting enough milk, etc. Throw in some hormones...and that can quickly spiral out of control!!
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She should talk to me. We had the issue of Nicholas' jaundice, being tongue tied, then the latching issues. Plus me having a yeast infection in my breasts and having to be on antibiotics for 21 days. I was DETERMINED to breast feed! after 2 months of severe PAIN, we were successful. I'd do it all over again!
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