While I was pregnant with my first son, I knew that I wanted
to breastfeed, but was concerned about a few things as a first time mom.
Would I be able to nurse my son? What if I didn’t like it? Would it
be too awkward? Would I make enough milk? The beginning was
definitely not easy. I was dealing with both an overactive letdown and
oversupply. So much for worrying about making enough! On top of
that I could not get into a comfortable nursing position with my son, until I
was introduced to the Breast Friend nursing pillow, which I was then” married”
to until my son was 3 months. I also had trouble getting him to latch
properly on my right breast, and worked with a wonderful lactation consultant
to help correct the latch and also adjust my oversupply. In looking at
the positive, my overactive letdown was really a blessing in disguise as it
allowed me to nurse very quickly, especially in the middle of the night.
At about 4 months, which was much later than I would have liked, I got the hang
of nursing lying down, and it made my nights so much easier. I am so
thankful that I did not give up in the beginning and worked through the couple
of issues that I had. With my second son, I was much more confident and
knew right away how to deal with the oversupply and overactive letdown, and
thankfully didn’t have any issues with his latch. I felt like an expert,
but reminded myself that he was a newbie. I nursed my older son for 15
months, and hope to go longer with my second.
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