08/01/2025
I took this picture on October 4th, 2024 at 3:42am. Juniper was just 8 days old. She had woken up to breastfeed again, so we moved into the living room. Breastfeeding was ao hard for us in the beginning. It was very painful. I wasn't prepared for what I would need to do to successfully breastfeed, but I'm so grateful I had the support of !
I was gifted ni**le cream which helped immensely. I slathered that all over my ni**les to help with healing.
I purchased some silverettes which helped prevent chaffing against my clothes and made things just a bit more comfortable.
As I watched her sleeping contentedly on the second bed we had set up in the living room, I reached into the hot towel warmer which kept some wet towels warm for me, and I compressed them to my chest which felt so relieving. Or I'd go into the bathroom and press handfuls of water to my breasts.
I used silicone breast pumps to catch milk and create a little stash for my husband to be able to feed Juniper while I took long showers or even took an herbal postpartum bath soak.
I pumped using a donated pump from when latching was way too painful but I needed to maintain my supply.
I consulted with when I was planning to return to work to figure out the best pumping schedule for us.
10 months in, I'm so grateful for all of these things because we have a great breastfeeding relationship now.
If you are in need of any support, please don't hesitate to reach out! You deserve to have the breastfeeding journey of your dreams. ❤️