28/03/2019
Eindeloos ontzag voor de oerkracht bij vrouwen die moeder worden 💓
Omg, these words from this amazing breastfeeder!
"I am the first woman in my family to breastfeed. I was raised a formula baby by a formula baby of a formula baby. I had never even seen a women breastfeed in person until I was 25 years old and my best friend gave birth to her son. I have vague memory of seeing it once on television. Other than that, nothing.
When I got pregnant I knew in my heart that I wanted to breastfeed. Inspired by my best friend, by the shocking price of formula and the natural desire from somewhere deep inside me, I made the choice. And I am one of the lucky few women who it has been ‘easy’ for. *knock on wood* so far. Credit to my stubbornness, amazing daughter who came out of the womb and latched immediately and never looked back, as well as our kick ass doula/ lactation consultant that guided us in the right direction.
There have been a couple days of tears from both Isabella and me. Aside from the back pain that goes along with nursing a 32 pound infant. (Almost 11 pounds at birth) My amazing little girl was an early teether, and by 6 months already had three teeth. She is 8 months now and at time of this photo is working on four teeth at once. Yes, four. It hasn’t all been cake from the outside worlds point of view. I’ve been told by a female family member that the sight of my daughter eating is “disgusting” and “makes her stomach turn”. Just a few weeks postpartum and those words will forever be in the back of my mind when I go to feed in front of someone other than my husband.
But I keep going. Through the pain, both physical and emotional. Through the struggles of being the only one she wants at night or when she’s hurting. Through the eggshells of being around mothers who don’t support or weren’t able to breastfeed. I do it with thankfulness and pride. Because this was my choice. Breastfeeding is my greatest claim in womanhood. The power I feel... the deep natural goddess power of not only creating life, birthing it... and now sustaining it. All with my body... I ask you, are there even words to describe it?
I went from being the girl who knew nothing of breastfeeding to being a woman that advocates for it. That desires to increase its acceptance in our modern era. That breastfeeds in public unashamed and uncovered 90% of the time. The woman that happily allows her relaxing bath to be interrupted to give her daughter the comfort or nourishment she is seeking. That rocks it, on the good days and the bad ones."
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