My daughter and I have made it to 10 months EBF. Through getting readmitted back into the hospital a day after leaving…

My daughter and I have made it to 10 months EBF. Through getting readmitted back into the hospital a day after leaving because she wasn't eating (almost gave up at this point due to lack of knowledge), to exclusively pumping for a few weeks at the beginning, to her relatching, to having to cut dairy from our diets, we still have thankfully been blessed to keep continuing on our journey thanks to the help of other breastfeedings mamas, a few nurses and a lactation consultant. Most importantly my husband who has supported our journey thus far, and of course my daughter for still wanting to nurse and have this connection with me, and my body for showing me everyday just how amazing it is to be able to produce my childs sole source of food.

I'm not going to lie, before I myself had ever breastfed I never had anything against it, but I was one of those moms that thought why would one want to breastfeed a baby who can walk? Or why would someone want to breastfeed their two or three year old? Etc, etc.

It wasn't until I decided to breastfeed our youngest, that I realized exactly why. It's the best source of nutrients your baby could need (and no that's not an insult to formula fed babies, my oldest was formula fed,) it is a bond that is pure bliss, one I can't even begin to describe, it is amazing to know that your babies sense of comfort comes from you, that you make them feel safe, protected and calm. I am blessed and so thankful to God that we have made it 10 months on our Journey, I pray that we are able to make it many many more months to come. This is one of my biggest accomplishments in life, aside from the birth of our two beautiful daughters. Something I will always be so thankful I was able to experience. 👶🏼👶🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👣👣😊😊😍😍🤩🤩🤱🏽💪🏽🎀🎀🎀💌💌💖💖💕👨‍👩‍👧‍👧