This #brelfie is for everyone who told me that breastfeeding my son wouldn't work. It's for the…

This #brelfie is for everyone who told me that breastfeeding my son wouldn't work. It's for the nurses and the doctors who tried to scare me into bottle feeding or formula feeding my NICU baby. It's for everyone who tried telling me that we'll need to use supplements because breast milk wouldn't be enough for him to gain a good amount of weight. This is for everyone who has given me rude looks or told me to cover up while in public so far.

Women's bodies are amazing. We are capable of not only developing a little fetus into a human baby, but we were also made to feed that baby with our very own body. Our bodies were MADE to provide life to our children during the first part of their existence.

The lowest Jacob weighed was when he left the hospital. On October 12th, he weighed 5 pounds 7 ounces. Tomorrow, he will be one month old, and he was weighed today (November 6th.) He weighed in a whopping 7 pounds 8 ounces, gaining 2 pounds and 1 ounce in less than one month's time! My secret? Breastfeeding! I have not used one supplement since coming home from the hospital. Sure, Jacob is still underweight for his age, however he was BORN underweight. The significance gain in weight is enough to show that breast milk is powerful, breast milk is enough, breast milk is what your baby needs. It's all your baby needs.

Don't ever let anyone talk you out of breastfeeding. There is always help out there if you are having difficulty getting it down. We have to use a nipple shield because he was so weak when he was born, so he wouldn't latch correctly. He hasn't weened completely off of it, but it's obviously working for us. Aside from the important bonding that happens between mother and baby during breastfeeding, breast milk is the best option and I will advocate that until the day I die.