Breastfeeding as a first-time mom
So many of us can relate to the feeling of “just trying to get things right” as a new mom. A baby you just love so much 🥹 and all you want to do is your very best.
Sometimes it feels like we can never stack up to the level of perfection we want to give our little ones. Especially when we face bumps in the road, or simply don’t know what to do… it’s hard not to start questioning ourselves as mothers.
I remember being a new mom and worrying that if I asked for help with breastfeeding, I’d find out I was doing everything wrong. Because I felt like if I wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t enough.
In reality, most of us are already going above and beyond! Every time I visit a family, I am truly in awe of the dedication parents have to showing up for their babies with so much love - through painful feeding, sleep deprivation, pumping around the clock… you are already doing such an amazing job.
A breastfeeding consultation is never to tell you you’re doing everything wrong. Most often, I find myself reassuring parents that what they are already doing is more than enough! Any changes we make are always guided by what’s already working well for you, and what YOU feel is best for you and your baby 💛
Ceridwen Farley is a lactation counselor offering in-home breastfeeding consultations in Cayman through Cove Lactation.
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