#vrikshambreastfeeding

Hi Anu garu,
I have attended your July’21 breastfeeding class and am happy to inform you that as of today I complete 6 months of EBF.

This journey has been nothing but a roller coaster for me. EBF is a journey that needs to be taken by choice and it was not a choice I initially made. I thought I would not be able to do it exclusively but will be starting formula at some point of time in the last 6 months but to my surprise, I pulled it off. Pulling this off required a lot of courage, and belief in myself and my body.

I had many sleepless nights, crying, overwhelmed with emotions, and wanting to give up coz it seemed so hard. My baby was always demanding and had done everything that might be written in a book. She has cluster fed, fed every 2hrs otherwise also, did not take a bottle(for me to pump and feed), did not react well to formula the one time I gave as well. I fed her through COVID with masks, shields, gloves, etc even though my body was giving up. I just looked at her and thought, this is all I can give her now, and made it through. She is now close to tripling her birth weight at 6 months itself.

When someone asks me to describe BF, I would always say, the first 10 seconds after she latched on gives me a rush of hormones and emotions that nothing on this planet ever gave me. I would cry happy tears every time I fed her and at the end of every feed, she would give a smile and unlatch. That was beautiful.

When I look back and think about what this journey taught me, I would say it taught me patience, it taught me to be courageous and never give up, and it taught me to love my body more.

This journey is personal and if EBF is not working out for any mother out there, they should not be disappointed and doubt themselves if they were told or taught your milk is not enough for your baby, because if you EBF or not your baby still loves you the same. Make a choice that works for you and your baby.

And thank you for your informative sessions as they have helped me so much in educating myself and those around me when they came up with baseless advice as to what is good for me or my baby.

Never once did I doubt myself or my supply all through this and that was only possible with your very insightful sessions.