My Breastfeeding Reality 🫶🏼

Breastfeeding & Pumping
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#BreastfeedingReality :brown_heart:

Every single time I nurse, I pump.

What truly pushes me to do this is the reality of my biggest pet peeve. Which is wasting even a single drop of breast milk. No matter how exhausted I am, if she’s nursing, I’m getting up to pump too. The second she stimulates a letdown, my milk just flows.

I’d rather be tired and empty than tired and completely soaked. Every ounce counts & for me, it’s worth the extra effort.

I know that’s not the reality for some. But for me I tend to be really hard on myself. I also learned to not fight myself with it, I just do it. I remind myself that this is temporary and all of this will be missed once it becomes just a memory.

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You are so dedicated, momma! And so efficient! I’m trying to get better about being efficient. Great job mom​:heart::face_blowing_a_kiss:

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I pump and nurse too :beating_heart: tiring but worth it :beating_heart:

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I’m trying to get better about this!

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It’s the hardest thing I do in the middle of the night. But thankfully she wakes up once or twice a night now. You got this mama :heart_hands:t3:

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Totally!

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& you will be! It’s hard but totally worth it in the end.

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Every once does count!

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Yes before you know it breastfeeding will soon be a memory :white_heart:

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Very great mindset to have, I’m you going to keep this in mind as well. Good idea. :white_heart:

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I’ve found that to be so helpful! Right now it’s very hard for me to pump and feed at the same time, I’m excited to have my wearable pump and make this process easier.

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I wish so much I could pull this off so much it looks so great! I’ll definitely try it again!

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I feel you! I was pretty hard on myself in the beginning. It got better around 12 months. I was able to let go a bit and not worry so much about supply

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Yes it is worth it. You’re right momma :heart_eyes::face_blowing_a_kiss:

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It’s truly beneficial to have a wearable that allows you to nurse and pump. Which one do you have? :brown_heart:

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Hopefully with your next baby you can reset and attempt to do it since you’ll be up all hours of the night :weary_face::face_holding_back_tears:

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Right now I have a blue Spectra, but hopefully today my Wellness will arrive :heart_eyes:

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12 months seems so far from now. But I do know time flies by so even in the hardest moments I try to enjoy as much as I can. :brown_heart:

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Oh yay! I hope you share your experience with it & I hope you love it. My spectra is honestly my ride or die during my menstrual cycles for power pumping :brown_heart: