I went into labor at 31 weeks and was on light activity until my water broke at 36 weeks and I had him in 3 hours. During delivery the doctor was not able to get my placenta out. After an hour of pushing on my stomach he had to reach up and pull it out causing severe bleeding.
I became anemic from all the blood loss; I lost over 1,000 cc's of blood and needed a transfusion.
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I was able to start breastfeeding immediately after birth. I had a little trouble with getting him to latch at first, but the L&D nurses helped us out, and we had no other issues the rest of our day and a half in the hospital.
Within the first day or two at home, I noticed some pain in my nipples and some cracks developing.
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Many mothers want to continue nursing their toddlers when pregnant and when the new baby arrives but think it’s an issue or believe they won’t be able to produce milk for the new baby.
It’s perfectly fine to continue nursing while pregnant.
Prior to having Finley, I thought to myself that breastfeeding was going to be a breeze. It’s natural; what could be so hard? I had no idea that Finley and my breastfeeding journey would go the way it did.
I hope that by me sharing our story that I can give hope to another mother to continue one more day.
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*We’ve partnered with Traditional Medicinals to shed some light on herbs and their beneficial properties for breastfeeding.
To learn more about how herbs can support lactation we spoke with herbalist, innovator, and mama Zoe Kissam of Traditional Medicinals.
pumpspotting: Traditional Medicinals has a product that we at pumpspotting are wild about: Mother’s Milk Tea. Can you tell me what makes this tea so helpful for nursing mamas?
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As a new breastfeeding mom 6 years ago I remember feeling stressed out, anxious and scared to breastfeeding in public.
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) learned before she welcomed her daughter that the Senate wasn’t built for new mothers — or, for that matter, anyone else who can’t appear in the Senate chamber.
So she wants to change the rules.
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Photographer Vanessa Simmons has captured and shared countless images of mothers nursing their babies around the world.
Her new series depicting military moms breastfeeding in uniform is particularly stunning.
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you might be a partner, a parent, a friend, a co-worker, heck, even just a really kind, observant barista.
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constantly breastfeeding? you are not alone + it doesn’t necessarily indicate that your baby isn’t getting enough milk in any feeding.
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smoothies are the perfect choice for breastfeeding mamas to add a nutritious snack to her day.
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some of the less publicized things science tells us about nighttime breastfeeding will make you look at it in a whole different way
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we've read them. here's what we think about the controversial guidelines.
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pumpspotting making it to one year is no small task. we couldn't have done it without you.
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we're out to elevate the experience of nursing and pumping everywhere, so we partnered with Well Rounded NY to share mothering room makeover tips.
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i'm talking to you, you breastfeeding mama. you've got this.
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after giving birth at 27 weeks + 5 days, this mama found that pumping gave her a reason to put one foot in front of the other.
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from day one to year one, a mama shares the beauty of breastfeeding.
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