To the moms who couldn’t breastfeed. 🤱🏼

I have seen so many beautiful breastfeeding posts this week. Lot of them mentioned “breastfed is the best” and how they need to support other nursing mothers.

But, it also made me wonder how these posts felt like to the moms who tried to breastfeed but were not able to do it for whatever reasons. Maybe it hurt like hell, maybe it didn’t feel natural, maybe your milk supply wasn’t enough, maybe you were physically too unwell to even try.

Long before I got married I remember a relative of mine holding her tears as she was accused by one of the women in the family for not trying hard and giving up.

I can’t imagine how traumatic it must be for her. What’s better ? Being breastfed by a crying broken mother or being formula fed by a physically and emotionally stable mom ?

When I became a mom I had no idea how breastfeeding felt like. I thought it will be as simple as it looks. Why nobody prepares you for it or tells the real truth ? I exclusively breastfeed for 15 months.

And, unlike other moms I was actually RELIEVED when my daughter started having regular milk. I wasn’t able to breastfeed in a lying position. So every time I had to nurse her in a sitting position. I used to have excruciating pain in tailbone because of that.

Like other breastfeeding moms, I too went through the initial latching struggle, doubts about having enough supply every time she cried, to cracked bleeding nipples, to leaky and engorged breasts.

So if you tried & failed, you are not less. You are still an amazing Mama who provided for her child. I just hope you can see that, because I can. And, believe me your babies are going to love you regardless of how you fed them. ❤️❤️