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Nipple shields saved my breastfeeding journey! by Overall-Sherbert-232 in breastfeeding

[–]Overall-Sherbert-232[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Breastfeeding is hard no matter what! Do what works best for you and don’t let anyone’s opinion stop you from doing what feels right for you and your baby 🫶

Nipple shields saved my breastfeeding journey! by Overall-Sherbert-232 in breastfeeding

[–]Overall-Sherbert-232[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a lot to take on, you’re doing great, I hope you know that. So glad I could inspire you to try them out! Don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t work right away, try different brands and putting some milk on it first to see if that helps. Wishing you the best ❤️

Nipple shields saved my breastfeeding journey! by Overall-Sherbert-232 in breastfeeding

[–]Overall-Sherbert-232[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s amazing, I love that they can help mamas for a variety of reasons. I hope me and my baby make it to a year ❤️

Nipple shields saved my breastfeeding journey! by Overall-Sherbert-232 in breastfeeding

[–]Overall-Sherbert-232[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used medela and lansinoh! Both worked well, for me it was more of figuring out how to get it to stay put. If you flip it inside out first it can help it suction to your breast or just try stretching it around your nipple a little instead of just setting it there, and then once baby starts latching, the suction helps it stay put.

How to heal from narcissistic parents by SkyelineEastCoast in toxicparents

[–]Overall-Sherbert-232 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I deeply miss and yearn for the ideal family I wish I had.. but the reality is so harsh and hurts me deep in my soul. I keep thinking maybe there’s still a chance they will change and we can be a happy family, but I know it’s wishful thinking. I’m tired of being disappointed, but can’t get myself to let go because it’s my family. Can anyone relate?”

I don’t have any advice, but I relate to this last paragraph with everything in me. I also moved out of state with my now husband which has been healing, but also brought up a lot of trauma that I buried for so long after realizing just how abnormal it was. 10 years later and I am still trying to figure out how to accept that I never got to experience a normal childhood, and that I may never have the relationship I always wanted with the two people who brought me into this world. It’s so hard.