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Shawn you should be so proud exclusively pumping is intense! I've been nursing for the last 8 years (3 different babies) and oh man I hate pumping! You are a rock star
6 1/2 years here with 3. Thankfully I only had to exclusively pump the forst 3 months then the rest never had a bottle an I was able to exclusively nurse. However,I will say, breastfeeding while pregnant is very hard mentally for me and I wish I could change that 😢
@@angelmurphy9262 hugs mama! Nursing while pregnant was a struggle for me too!
Did u find anything to help? My girl is 20 months an we've weaned to nap and bedtime but she's just not ready and it breaks my heart
Good grief, 8 yrs straight with only 3 kids?
This feels condemning. How about “good for you for breastfeeding that long!”
Breastfeeding is actually such a difficult journey and it is mentally taxing. It is such a relief to stop when it is difficult but it is also sad. People don’t realize how emotionally involved us mamas get. All the love, you are and amazing Mom Shawn. A great dad Andrew!
Shawn, it is so beautiful to see how much Andrew loves you. You can see it in how he looks at you and in the words he speaks. You have something only God could have built and I hope it will always be one of your greatest joys. Andrew, you are an awesome husband and daddy! Keep leaning on our God who knows our hearts! You two are wonderful.
Breast feeding is a lot. Kudos for doing it with all three kids!
@cherylmark1503 Agreed!
It has been 45 years. It is still a touchy subject. I had ZERO milk. I felt devastated. It was so hard. Watching every other mom succeed where i failed.
By my second and last child i had enough milk to feed 1 feeding a day for 3 months.
I got a lot of condemnation the "breast is best " crew was so militant.
I still carry that guilt.
Feed your kid. Whatever you can. Dont feel this guilt.
Awww ❤ this made me feel so good. I’ve struggled breastfeeding with all 3 of my kids either latch issues or same as you just not enough. I had to formula feed all of them and I’m currently pregnant now and I already know it’ll be formula again. 😕❤
I had five sons one girl I only breast feed for weeks as was very painful and no milk never had those machines and all big over 9.5 when born were on food earlier like 4mons eat of spoon lots love foodx good job mama😂❤ nanapollyx Scotland 🙏🌻🧚💝🌟💐🌸
Don’t feel the guilt!! I’m sure your children are totally fine and healthy, and they know you love them! Please let it go - that is not the measure of a good mother 💕
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I had the same thing, I couldn’t breastfeed any of my three children. Shaun don’t feel badly or apologize. FEED your children in any way that works best for yourself and your baby.
I exclusively pumped with my first for the exact same reason. The fact you did it for 6 months is WILD! That’s amazing!! I made it like 3 weeks and I said - I’m good, she’s good, it’s all good, for my sanity I need to stop. Breastfeeding is hard, no matter how you do! ❤
My thoughts, after watching this video, went back to 40 years ago.
My boys were breast fed, and although toward the end of the year, it was only mornings and nights, I still look back on that time in an "Andrew East kind of way". Nothing has surpassed the whole dynamic of breastfeeding, except when they became fathers. For myself, it was the singular time I was extremely aware how perfectly God made me. I even started a book of musings and devotions brought on by being a mother.
To Andres and Shawn, yes, any future babies should be looked at from the perspective of future adults in your home. I am one of many siblings, and all I can tell you is, that individual time you lose bit by bit with more children, ends up drawing the children closer to one another. It introduces the older ones to that extraordinary love and protectiveness for the little ones, and gives the little ones great experiences of being loved on, and also loving others. Siblings are lifelong friends and teachers of one another.
You probably will have more children, so don't EDIT make any definitive statements about it yet. When the time's right to either have another child or not, God will make it perfectly clear to you, so don't worry about it. God bless you and those adorable little East children.
I have four kids and we travel all over with them and we LOVE IT! So if more is right, you’ll make it work, but I do have to say that it doesn’t have to be a big trip. They don’t care, they just want to be exploring with mom and dad. Actually, some of our simpler trips have been my very favorite. Save the world traveling for when they’re older and can appreciate it more and do weekends away in a hotel. We use to go to a hotel for the night that was only 30 minutes away because it had a water slide and breakfast, and the kids thought that was the best thing in the world. Making memories together is the important thing, not the miles you’ve gone.
Breast feeding is a full. time. job. 😭 Exclusively pump for months? You're an Olympic champion mother!!! Literally ❤❤❤
I was told that breastfeeding also helps to pull the uterus back in place after childbirth. I can remember feeling the pull in my stomach area when breastfeeding my son.
I forgot all about that but I felt the same! That was 22 and 26 years ago!
Omg that pain... worst then contractions
We had five daughters within six years. I breastfed all five girls for at least one year each. It was a lot. I miss it but am glad that phase is over.
AMEN! Breastfeeding is such a steep learning curve and it's so hard! It's really a journey and I so appreciate you sharing your story! You are doing a great job mama!
This is such a great example of a great impact of TH-cam for getting information out there that people often don’t talk enough about with young parents. It’s so important to share the rainbow of experiences because Every couple experiences, breast-feeding and breast-feeding challenges differently. In this kind of content helps them realize that they’re not alone and that there’s a lot of ways to get through this period in life. I think in the past people didn’t talk about these things very much where they talked about them after they happened. What’s great about how open you’ve been sharing your journeys with each kid is it starts conversations and helps people not feel if they can’t quite do it the way loud voices in society claim it should be done, etc. So thank you for being a conversation starter for those who sometimes don’t even know how to talk about a subject.
This is such an important topic. As a new mom, breastfeed/pumping has been the most challenging thing. Thanks for sharing your story and supporting others on their feeding journey, regardless of what that journey is! ❤️
My husband had to bottle feed my daughter the 2 days a week I traveled for work. He would text me when he gave her a bottle and I would already know because I had filled up. The connection is so precious and from God! ❤
It also has to do with the needs of the child. My son was a premature child. He needed to eat every two hours and I couldn't keep up. Even though I tried. :)
same here!
I’m so glad you had Andrew who understood breastfeeding and supported you.❤❤❤
Lactation consultant here! MVP Shawn! It’s a lot and you’ve given your babies a wonderful gift! I was screaming tongue ties in my head tho 😅Thank you for sharing your very personal journey.
You guys are awesome!! Love you guys
I’ve done both and pumping is by far the hardest. I’m on the fence about weening my little boy right now. Emotionally I’m not ready but I know I need to. Good job momma.
@Liza-yi8iq I have to say I feel the same it's such a hard decision
Don’t stress about it. You’ll know when you’re ready 💕
If you aren't ready you don't have to stop. The world average is 5 years.
I love your videos I bet this one will be jsut as good!!!!❤❤❤
Thank you for posting this. As a mom that is breastfeeding and pumping while at work, it is nice to see someone talk about their struggle and journey. Social media makes it seem like everyone has an overproduction of milk. That isn't the case, I make enough for my baby for the next day while I'm at work. So all the mama's out there working pumping and breastfeeding, you are doing a great job and keep up the good work.
Thank you for this encouragement. I'm in the same position as you.
As an exclusive breast feeder I feel the opposite. Social Media was flooded with women talking about not breastfeeding and how they don’t produce enough. It felt very discouraging, I’m glad I stopped listening!
Andrew with the seatbelt at 12:01 reacting to Shawn's accolades absolutely cracked me up. Love your openness and all-around supportive attitude for each family's unique feeding journey!
Much love, Shawn. Thank you for being so open. My kids are 15 and 19 and I still get choked up when I think about how difficult it was to breastfeed. Clogged ducts, toe-curling pain, pumping one breast while nursing to try to improve my supply. I never made enough milk for my babies. Always had to supplement. Felt like a failure. I know better now. Fed is best. Love to all moms.
No matter how many kids you have, you figure it out. If you had four each parent sits in the middle of a plane seat with a kid on each side. My husband and I had three under 4 when we traveled international for the first time with all of them. The traveling wasn't hard because we worked as a team. Tiring, yes, but not hard. I always tell people don't make decisions the first year or two after having a baby. It's such a big transition. Decisions are best made 18 months to two years later. Drew will be in school full-time, Jett will be in pre-school, and Bear will be the only "baby" at home. Adoption is also an amazing option, and it's so needed! You've had a hard few months, enjoy the next 6-12 without discussing adding another family member.
I am a FTM and my baby only latched for about 6 weeks but I have exclusively pumped since day 1. I am now 6.5 months into exclusively pumping and it truly is so much work. Any amount of time nursing or pumping is admirable 💜
I never had any milk it was weird . It was comforting to have low income wic program help pay some formula my baby was so colicky we have the orange one the purple one
What is FTM?
@@Imaan-h7z first time mom
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Good Morning beautiful Family ❤
Good morning :)
Good Morning beautiful family ❤️❤️
I triple fed my twins for 11 months while working full time. It was so exhausting. Idk how I did it and it did so much damage to my mental health. I was so excited to be done but also so sad at the end of an era. So many emotions that you don’t know you’ll feel until you’re there.
I breastfeed my son for 18 months....what felt good about it all was my breasts finally had a function...it was like they came alive after all these years. The feeling of filling up and then the release....and that precious bonding time. He just turned 16 ....he's a track star at his high school....200 meter and high jump also 4 by 1 relay. He is so strong and healthy
Well done Shawn you should be so proud ❤
I felt sad and guilty throwing out the breast pump parts.
Thank you for sharing this message!! I had NO idea how hard breastfeeding was until I had my baby on 11/19/23. We’re still doing it 100% of the time but DANG it’s so hard!! Props to you and knowing how hard it is and how much is out of our control, fed is totally best
I get it. Pumping is not fun. My daughter was a preemie. So I had to pump then they had to tube feed her. Then she was to weak to nurse. So we bottle fed with my milk. Then she was use to the bottles and would not nurse. So still had to pump. Plus it took her an hour to drink the bottle. So I was up to feed her for an hour. Then pump. Then sleep for two hours and do it all over again. It was hard. Lack of sleep. Taking care of a preemie. So like you said feed is best. We all have to do what is best for us and our child.
This is so reassuring to hear! I struggled with nursing so I went to pumping and made it a little over 6 months. It was SO hard! But you're correct, you need to do what's best for YOU and BABY! :)
I exclusively pumped for 12 months with my first and currently 9 months with my daughter 😅. I’m mentally drained from breast milk
Wow amazing job!
I exclusively pumped for 1 year and next child exclusively breastfed for 18 months still going. She won't take a bottle at all. It's so hard. Both are challenging in its own ways. 😊
🙋♀️ exclusive pumper for 9 months due to latching issues with my first also! I never thought of it was wayyy more than nursing- just worked for us as a unit much better over nursing. My 2nd latched great… but nursing just did click with me- so I turned into exclusive pumping and I tapped out at 5 months for my SANITY 🎉 What a journey each kiddo is ❤
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Each mom's story is different and even with each kid, so thanks for being honest about that. And sharing that there are resources for moms, because a lot of moms can feel like you did with Drew, like you don't know anything, but need help. It is amazing how God designed women's bodies to carry and take care of babies. Praying for you in the remainder of your post-partum and for you both and your kids to be healthy and taken care of. God Bless You. Happy Memorial Day.
God supplies grace when you need it.
A Gillespie practitioner can help through craniosacral fascial therapy will help! The tie even surgically lasered can re-repair itself but this will ensure that it doesn't. I'm so sorry for your breastfeeding struggles, it's a journey for sure. I'd also look into getting your family tested for MTHFR gene mutation, tongue ties are common in those with MTHFR.
I had to exclusively pump for 9 months with my first because she had cardiac issues and was an emergency c section and struggled to latch. But wanted to give her breast milk! Women are sooo strong. We are so strong.
Thank you for sharing. I am exclusively pumping right now and it feels great to have ppl recognize the difficulty !
100% don’t think our society has realistic views of breast feeding. Moms aren’t prepared properly for what exclusively breast feeding actually requires, it’s so much, and so time consuming. And our society does not make it easy for moms to do that, not being able to openly breast feed in public makes it extremely hard to exclusively breast feed.
I exclusively pumped as an under supplier with my 1st and boy was that so hard! In the heart of covid, mixed with probably ppd, anxiety and the unknowns. Breastfeeding, no matter how you do it is extremely tough and not for the faint at heart. And sometimes you never know when it will be the last nursing session, I sure as heck didn't with this last baby.
Be proud of what you have done and your kids sure are well loved regardless of how you fed them!
I have five babies. My girls couldn’t latch.. no one could help even lactation. I found a consultant who told me that girls had a tongue tie, got them clipped and after much work they nursed fine. It takes work but is so worth it. I pumped for six months with lots of babies and it’s SO hard. My fifth baby is the best nurser, which I prayed so much for… I know your struggle and it is so real. I feel the exact same about the connection with the baby. Turn to your faith and put God in control when it comes to “being done” with children. Your faith is strong let God control how many babies he sends you (NFP). God bless you.
I exclusively pumped with all 3 of my kids. The trick was to feed them while pumping.
I had to pump for an hour each time. The longest I made it was 6 months.
It's challenging, it's not fun and was not enjoyable at all I'm not sure why people love it. Lol it was just as nurturing and bonding to give formula and bottles.
Omg the end about if you just want another baby to cuddle or another member I cry daily about not feeling done and missing having another baby.
My daughter had such a similar tongue tie story! No one understands how traumatic it can be to have to force feed a baby who is acting like you are torturing them by feeding them (on the bottle or on the breast, both were torture for her until her revision). It was so so intense and you should be so proud for making it through that time.
My first nursed great but my supply dropped at 3 months and I couldn't get it back.
2nd I did exclusive pumping because I was so fearful I wasn't producing enough ..but I went way over board and pumped for triplets.
My 3rd wouldn't take any bottle but got thrush at 2 months and we struggled for 6 weeks and I had to force him to take a bottle and we found 1 specific kind and then grew amazing.
Each kid is so different and those mamas that have perfect nursing babies every time are blessed.
You guys rock!!!
no YOU rock!
Shawn you are amazing I was never able to breastfeed longer than a few weeks. Still to this day it hurts me. But my baby was fed and I wasn’t stressed. My second baby was so easy to nurse I gave up because the balance of 2 under 3 at the time. My 3rd time was so hard I had postpartum hives and allergie flare ups. She wasn’t gaining weight. Formula was the best thing we had to do
I appreciate that this is uncut! It is nice to hear the natural flow of conversation - my husband and I have rhythm together, just like you guys. 💕
This video just randomly ended up on my youtube feed and i am so glad it did. We just had baby number 8 and the hardest part is always the breastfeeding. Shawn, you are such an inspiration just sharing this real and raw video of your journey.
Thank you for sharing this part of your journey with us it truly is the most personal and emotional aspects of raising your baby! I was fortunate and blessed enough to produce so much milk that I pumped as well as nurse my boys and donated it to the NICU for newborns and my 3rd (last son) ended up having to be there for entirely too long (14 weeks 6 days) being a preemie it's so amazing how Andrew makes his feelings of gratefulness support and admiration for you so openly! I appreciate you both so much for all that you (and now the kiddos) do for so many! I'm sure this was hard video to make but you're helping so many of us without even knowing it! Thank you have a great day
The movement you're saying Bear does is exactly how my son was. He has CMPA (cows milk protein allergy). We switched his milk to non dairy and he changed pretty immediately! We now still use the prescribed milk but feed him dairy in his foods and currently having no problems. ❤(Hes 9 months now)
Pumping sucks and I’m never doing it again.
I exclusively pumped for all 3 for 9 months each and it’s so hard
Good afternoon family ❤❤
The feeling you described as a deep breath when your milk releases while nursing to me is like the feeling you get when you scratch ab itch. That’s the only why I can explain it.
Breastfeeding is very challenging, but the most beautiful part of motherhood for me. You've done great Shawn 👍🏼👏🏼
You have to find what works for you. Everyone is going to be different. There is nothing wrong with formula.
Just enjoy the journey - you’ll know when you know. And every stage as your children grow up is amazing! I have been through the baby stage, toddler stage, young children, preteen, teenagers, and now one adult and two teens. The best encouragement I had was once being in an airport with one of my babies and a gentleman admired the baby and then commented ‘just wait until they’re a teenager… it’s awesome’ 💕 And it’s true!! Not to say there aren’t hard things then too, but it is just as amazing as every other stage.
I appreciate y'all discussing this!!! 1. I'm a mastectomy mama and a previvor. I've never breastfeed but I personally don't feel like I missed out on breastfeeding because, I had the extra support from my wonderful husband to help share the load of feeding our boys. 2. Breast are not best, if mama is not around... this can mean something different for everyone. I had an 87% risk of getting breast cancer, so I chose to reduce my risks- preventive bilateral mastectomy... also my mom exclusively breastfeed all of us, and yet it wasn't enough to lower her breast cancer risks- she was 1st diagnosed at 37 died at 52. I want to be here for my children, so I have done all that I can to hopefully give myself a better chance. For some women- PPD and trying to breastfeed can be too much, FED IS BEST! Kudos to yall on your feeding journey! I love your family! Yall inspire me often! ❤
I also personally knew we were 2 and through, done having kids. I had challenging pregnancies and postpartum- so I knew we were done at 2. I'm happy that we can begin the next phase- journeys and adventures with our boys! It's bittersweet.
I love how you explained breastfeeding is a God thing and think you are most likely still not emotionally done breastfeeding Bear. You are going through a hardtime juggling mentally with all 3 kids. I have 2 yo still breastfeeding and nowhere near ready to be done. I commend you for doing what's best for you and your family's wellbeing. My husband and I want more children but not ready for that yet. I know Colleen Ballinger exclusively pumped for 6 mo for her twins. It's so hard.
I exclusively pumped, and it was very hard on all of us. So props to you girl
I breastfeed till I had to go back to work and then he got both till I was dried up. That was also 6 weeks after he was born and 42 yrs. ago. I still remember that feeling of holding him and just being calm in the moment with him.❤
I had the same. First had latch issues so I pumped for him and supplement with formula when I started to dry. 2nd nursed no issues and had extra. 3rd was nursed until I went back to work then pumped, formula at the end because I dried up. Agreed... fed is best, fed is what is important. As long as they get what they need to grow.
Good Morning...😊
good morning!
My baby has never latched, so I’ve been exclusively pumping for 3 months. I’ve felt so lame for only making it 3 months. Even reading these comments saying “I made it 6-9 months” makes me feel bad. To everyone out there: ANY AMOUNT OF TIME YOU BREASTFED (yes, pumping is breastfeeding) IS AMAZING. I am now weaning off because I have D-MER. I get extreme anxiety when I let down. So if you need to stop for your own mental health so you can be better for your baby, then that’s fine! Whatever you are doing for your baby is PERFECT ❤❤
I decided to stop pumping when i return to work next month (my baby will be 3 months by then). I hate pumping. I feel like a cow, it’s time consuming, and I can’t imagine pumping at work.
Also. I breastfed all three of mine for 4-8 weeks then pumped exclusively with all three for at least 6 months and it was so much but I actually didn't mind it too much because it was convenient to pump in the car, take a bottle by someone else etc. But cleaning the bottles is a whole task itself. My third I has mastitis 6 times and I was done after the last time because I couldn't take care of my other 2 kids and have a 103 fever every month
The things we do for our precious babies! 1981, working mom, didn’t have an electric pump, had to pump with a handheld squeezer. Work said I could only pump on my breaks and lunch but did allow me to store the pumped milk in the nurse’s refrigerator. I was able to supply her with enough frozen milk to get her thru the day with the babysitter and then actively breast fed her when we were together. At 6 months she refused to take milk from the breast anymore, she preferred the easier bottle. So it didn’t take me long before I couldn’t pump anymore without her latching on and I dried up. I never considered it an imposition in my life to pump because it allowed me to continue breastfeeding. It’s a feeling like no other and I’m sorry for women who want to breastfeed and cannot.
You never regret having more babies. But loads of people regret not having more. Give it time. After number 3, I was DONE DONE. But now I’m expecting number 4.
Thank you for your honesty! I know it will help other mothers who are having the same or similar feelings. You're a great mom and Andrew is a great dad and support partner to you! KUDOS!
I feel this on so so many levels ❤
I did the same 6 months pumping until I went back to work..Whew it is a full time job on its own. Moms are amazing ❤😊
Shawn, let your husband love on you. When he's reaching out his hand to you because he sees that you're taking a pause, hold his hand. You're verbally saying you're ok, but you clearly don't look it, and that's perfectly ok! Also, when he rubs your back. Very happy to see how supportive he is to you. Andrew, listen to Shawn! I know you enjoy that infant baby stage, and baby smell, but those infants grow up, AND FAST! Like Shawn said, do you want to add another human to your family for life! Don't stretch yourself too thin. You have to be present for each one of those kids, not only as infants and kids, but as teenagers and adulthood. I'm a new subscriber, and your family seems lovely. I wish you all many blessings🙏
Gosh. Thank you Shawn. As an under producer and baby girl hasn’t breastfed since she turned 8 months (she’ll be 9 months on Monday), thank you for your words. Your words really helped me. I know it isn’t my fault or my body’s but I’ve been so hard on myself.
As a breastfeeding mom of 4 I understand the sadness after stoping you feel like your loosing that bonding with your baby but there will lots of more memories you will be making with your kids in the future and you will look back and see this is just a stage of life and we all do the best we can ❤❤loved this video thanks for sharing 😊
My body was absolutely timed to my son's schedule. It's really a great natural time management tool.
Love you guys!
LOVE YOU
Relaxin is the hormone that puts you into a blissful state. It is untouchably perfect and the way we’re designed to feed our baby. If you can do it, please do it. ❤
I breastfed my son for 27 months. I am so grateful that I was able to breastfeed for that amount of time.
Aww, Shawn ... it's OK to let him dote on you. 😊❤
I battled infertility for 10 years and had 4 miscarriages along the way, before finally conceiving (our 3 kids) naturally. I wanted to breast feed them but for some reason I could never get a supply. All 3 of them were by C-section and it took forever for any milk to come in & NICU started bottle feeding formula to my first born cuz I was taking too long & he was starving. I kept trying to pump to at least supplement but I got very little. The lactation specialist kept saying ALL women can breast feed. I felt shamed & like I failed my babies. But I just couldn't produce even taking fenugreek & mother's milk tea, multiple hours a day being hooked to pumps, etc. I was never engorged or felt full. Never leaked. Was literally trying to squeeze it out of myself. Tried with all 3 kids. At least they all got a tiny bit during their first month, & grew up to be healthy now 4, 9, & 11 yr olds. We're done having babies now due to me being 45. I'll never know what it's like to fully breastfeed, strictly pump, or have any excess in freezer storage bags.
Great job 👏🏻 I exclusively pumped for both of my kids for 13-14 months and it is nooo joke. I am grateful but also definitely sacrificed mental health wise for a time. It’s such a journey!
Blimey well done, so hard!😊
Where have all your old videos gone?
I would take ten new born - 6 month olds any day. I love the squishy, cuddly new born & the sweet, smiley infants. We have 4 grandkids age 5-10 & I still want a newborn! Both my babies were bottle fed & there were days I felt I would never get out of the chair! Support is huge! I had no family close by & now supporting my kids with their kids I see how much it helps. But you do what you have to do. Your little ones are adorable!
I’m pumping at this very moment and I’m on month 10 of exclusively pumping. Thank you for seeing us❤
why did you change your channel name? someone said u did a thing about it but i cant find it i tried!
anyone? and i dont get any notifications now
Everything is going to be alright Shawn. You’re doing what you’re feeling is best and you have 3 beautiful children and a wonderful husband who loves being a father and wants to help in anyway he can is just amazing. You Shawn deserves a gold medal for being the best mother you can be so make sure you take care of yourself in every way possible because it’s so important. I think that the East family is the best family on TH-cam. I love you guys…take care.
Why u removed your previous videos?
So many thoughts, it's a beautiful thing to breastfeed successfully.. I had a lots of issues with getting my kids to latch, and supply issues, and now on baby 3, who is also 5 months and doing better than I have with supply because of trying a different supplement this time. Every journey is different but incredibly complicated and hard, and breastfeeding is anything but straight forward.. having two additional kids to look after with a newborn, super hard. Also had lots and lots of help! All those things are so valid - parenting is just a wild ride.
"r u crying?" "no I'm choking"
I just want to say how much I absolutely love watching your videos and absolutely love you guys and your content! And your comments about not having to breastfeed made me so happy and was nice to hear. When I found out I was pregnant my first and only thought was I did not want to breastfeed. I had no hmmm and haws no other ideas or thoughts about it. Doctors kept asking me and I would continue to say No I don’t want to breastfeed. I have a son who is 22 and is the best! Could go on and on about him ❤ but Just can’t thank you guys enough for just being you and having insight on every topic you discuss.
Thank you for not romanticizing the breastfeeding journey. I’m a FTM and the amount of mental breakdowns I had the first 4 months of breastfeeding was insane. I saw so many videos of people making it seem like it was a breeze and I did not get that experience and now I know I’m not alone!
Never a large producer of breast milk, so I ended up nursing and then pumping every single feeding for a year with all 3 of my kids. Not sure how I managed, but I did. Thankful that I stuck with it and for the bonding I was able to have.
Such a KEY question, which we also addressed, as we loved the baby phase: Do I just miss the baby phase or do I truly want to add another member to our household, forever? Thank you for mentioning this - so important.
I did not produce milk well and struggled so much with feelings of failure with our 3 sons as I quickly transitioned to formula feeding. We also addressed a suspected tongue tie situation with our second baby son, but it did not help as much as we had hoped.
When our daughter was born, I still struggled with sufficient milk production, and then she caught thrush at ~3 weeks. As she healed, I pumped exclusively but bottle fed her the milk, afraid to put her to breast and repeating the thrush cycle again; getting her healed from thrush was exhausting and tedious. Even though I was pumping, I only produced enough for one bottle, and so was heavily supplementing with formula.
Shawn, I applaud your diligence with pumping, lactation consultants, and exploring all the ways to increase production. I applaud your diligence to explore how to continue to provide breastmilk for your babies. And I applaud your understanding and encouragement to all who have struggled with not being able to breastfeed. Reading the book When Breastfeeding is Not Enough was such an encouragement to me, dealing with all the feelings.
Blessings to you both in your mothering, fathering, and loving your precious little ones.
I’ve had the honor or breastfeeding my son for 8 months my daughter for 6 months and currently going strong exclusively breastfeeding my daughter for almost 14 months. I cannot with this like you said I’m postpartum and hormonal even 14 months later I cannot imagine stopping. It’s an amazing experience that you just can’t explain the most wonderful/ beautiful, exhausting/ difficult painful yet rewarding thing you can ever experience. I am happy you got to experience it, you are a super mom love your experience as a mom and this whole feeding a new born journey that no one talks about. It is something so easy yet so difficult learning a new baby is so hard. You guys are awesome 👏 love you both and the little family I’ve seen you create. ❤
I tried breastfeeding with both of my boys. My first son got for days worth of colostrum but because my milk didn’t fully come in he was hungry. And I’m almost positive he was tongue tied, but we were like y’all as first time parents and didn’t know or have the right resources to help make it work. My second son nursed exclusively for 2 months and he was constantly on the breast. We discovered at his 4wk check up that even though my milk came in quicker it just wasn’t strong enough to satisfy him, he failed to gain weight like he was supposed to. So I tried to pump and supplement with formula, but I guess the stress of that made my milk dry up when he was 3 1/2 months old. It was a journey and I’m thankful that I did try it. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn’t and that’s ok. You are an amazing mother, Shaun!
Shawn - you are amazing! 👏👏👏 and thank you for sharing how challenging breastfeeding can be. Glad you found the issue with the tongue tied.