What if you expect to love breastfeeding and you realize you don’t?
Talia Lavor started off talking about her breastfeeding journey with this quote: “Well I feel kind of guilty. Because everyone is saying: Isn’t this beautiful and you’re thinking…. I hate this. I hate this. And I can’t do it. Initially I wanted to nurse for a full year and then at this point you are thinking, oh god just let me get to 3 months.”
As the host of All About Breastfeeding podcast, I knew Talia had a rough start with breastfeeding her first baby, however, never realized she felt quite this way until she announced this on air. This is a breastfeeding show for goodness sakes. What was I to say about that? Well, I have learned…. just be silent and let her tell you her story. So I did. Talia is a Physician Assistant and worked primary in the field of Ob-Gyn during her 11 year career BK ( before kids). While she did not have formal training in breastfeeding, she figured other than a few bumps on the road, she would be quick to pick up with good position and latch and enjoyable breastfeeding.
The road to enjoyable breastfeeding took her a bit. There was lots of pain and lots of unsure and a heavy dose of lack of confidence in the early days. Talia felt she did not get the help she needed during her hospital stay and struggled for quite a few weeks at home alone with her beautiful baby girl Stella. Through lots of trial and error, she figured it out and by the time Stella was about 3 months old, Talia felt she had found her breastfeeding groove. There were some more bumps along the road as she navigated the unknown trying to figure out what Stella was allergic to.
Thinking she had breastfeeding all figured out, Talia did not anticipate any problems with her second – a baby boy named Henry. Several weeks into her breastfeeding relationship, she experienced some very upsetting symptoms. Not wanting to go it alone this time, she reached out for help and contacted me. I was able to help her navigate the world of choking and spitting up and messy feedings as we worked together to find her happy place in feeding Henry.
Talia wants other moms to know that they don’t need to do this alone. Postpartum can be difficult, isolated, scary and filled with unknowns. She suggests moms gather their resources during their pregnancy so they will not be floundering postpartum. Talia tells her story in greater detail and with heartfelt enthusiasm in this podcast. Enjoy listening to her full journey. http://bit.ly/2Bk8h8L