My Friend Breastfed My Baby - A Post-partum Story
Wow, right?
A friend of mine sent me this article (link below in bold). There are so many truths in it, relating to those first days after baby's birth; I was literarily transported back in time to September 2014.
A story about Postpartum Life
If you need a reason to read, do it because it touches on (quotes from the article in purple):
Support Support Support
The only people I know who did just fine in the postpartum period are those who score the triumvirate: well cared for in birth, surrounded by supportive peers, helpful elders to stay with them for a time.
Engorged boobs
I remember my husband singing to our crying son while I soaked my breasts in bowls of warm, salty water. I remember cooling my breasts with cabbage leaves, drinking herbal tinctures, pumping and pumping and pumping.
Sticking to your convictions in the face of expert advice
the pressure to accept “expert” opinion in lieu of advocating for yourself
Unlucky with female friends
Where matters of the heart are concerned, I had been rather unlucky with regard to women. My relationship with my own mother is a challenging work-in-progress. I always had my share of friends, some of them good, but rarely did I feel I could trust women completely.
Birth and vulnerability
I had adored the midwife’s arrogance when she first dropped by for prenatal exams. She acted as if birth was no big deal, and I wanted to impress her, to earn her respect, by taking on the same attitude. But it turned out that birth is a big deal. Not because it’s necessarily pathological, but because we are so fundamentally vulnerable, and because how we’re treated when we’re vulnerable can alter us profoundly, for better or for worse.
I wanted to share this article, because it is beautifully articulated and very relatable. I do not feel I have to re-write what is out there. I would like to do more of this - link out to fantastic motherhood stories in the media or on blogs. So if you come across any good ones, please email them to me bforbetula@gmail.com.
One more thing, could you breastfeed your friend's baby? Have you done it before? I am so curious about how you feel about this bit?
Happy Thursday
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My Friend Breastfed My Baby - A Post-partum Story
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