I’m writing this because I felt pretty alone over the last two weeks. I had heard of people struggle with breastfeeding but only in pretty general terms – latches that hurt, worries about the amount of milk, etc. I never heard about women using formula in the beginning to supplement (which turned out to be pretty common) or my issue at all. I just thought I was different and weird. Instead of pretending everything is going according to “plan” I decided to tell it like it is so maybe someone else won’t be quite so alone.
On November 9th, at 1:54 am I gave birth to our daughter Eliza. My pregnancy was pretty uneventful – I had some morning sickness for a while in the beginning, but it had been smooth sailing since about the 16th week. I walked most days, worked until the end (42 weeks), and managed to only gain about 18 pounds (I was over weight before getting pregnant so the goal was to not gain a ton). Read more ›
