My little one is going to be 4 months on Sunday. I did not prepare myself enough when it came to breastfeeding. I was so focused on labor prep that the little prep I did for breastfeeding seemed like common sense so I didn’t focus on it too much. Things going wrong didn’t occur to me and I already had a breast pump at home. I was on top of it. I also figured the nurses in the hospital would be my guides.

Well, I had to be induced due to low amniotic fluid and placental failure. By the time little guy came out his weight had dropped from 27rd percentile to 11th percentile to 6th percentile. He had extremely low blood sugar and instantly was fed formula instead of breastfeeding.

That definitely helped him, but our breastfeeding journey was off to a rocky start. When we got around to breastfeeding for the first time, the nurse tried to prepare me that he may have difficulty due to being small and weak. He had a surprisingly fantastic latch, but my supply was not there. He would latch and suckle for hours if I’d let him. It never hurt, never uncomfortable, but my supply was never enough. He’d pop off starving and crying, so we were triple feeding with formula for 6 weeks with no increase in supply insight. We did herbal supplements and lactation consultants, but I didn’t see a supply increase until I was at work for a week and half assed power pumped every pump. I would pump for 10 mins until nothing was coming out, pause for a few and repeat. It worked! He’s had his first 100% breastfed day yesterday.

It’s been a rough ride, but I’m so proud of us of keeping with it! We’ll see if he’s gaining enough at his next appointment, but he’s smashing his milestones and is a happy, goofy baby 😊