Tuesday, March 17, 2015

No Greater Love – Anna and Leonardo



 

First I'd like to say there is no greater love than the one I share with my son. I respect both non breastfeeding mothers and breastfeeding mothers. I believe it does not make you more of a mother if you breastfeed, or less if you don't. But for a bit, I'd like to describe the bond I share with my son. I am a 23 year old mother to my EBF 8 month old baby boy. There are no words to describe how great our bond is. I love our bond. He feels my warmth, and hears my heartbeat... I know he loves it just as much as I do! The first couple of days/weeks were definitely the hardest. It was a tough battle, but I knew it wasn't impossible. I cried so much, and lost great amounts of sleep. Leonardo had a very bad latch at first, and I was very tempted to drop everything and stop.
 
 
Thankfully my support system was great. I was constantly told it was okay to not breastfeed, but I wanted so much to grow that bond with my baby. Weeks passed, and it got a lot easier. What I would like to emphasize to first time mothers is this; it's okay to not be a BF mother. It doesn't make you any more or any less of a woman or mother. Your baby knows you love him/her regardless and only YOU know what is best for him.       

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