I have a few friends who have said that I should look into becoming a lactation consultant. I really appreciate the compliment, however the schooling would take away from my little ones. :( In all honesty, I've thought about it. A lot.
Here's why:
In 2008, I became pregnant with my oldest boy (G). I had him in February 2009. I wasn't able to breastfeed him due to lack of education and support. I dried up within two weeks. I felt like a failure. I (seriously) cried for weeks. I was not fun to be around. Ask my husband. G turned out just fine, he's super healthy, smart, and funny. :) Formula feeding isn't bad, it just isn't what I wanted to do.
In 2012, I became pregnant with my wee one (B). As soon as I found out, I thought back on G's infancy, and cried. I decided failure was not an option. I researched. And researched. And researched some more. I read other moms' stories of successes and failures. I built up an arsenal on things to try if one thing doesn't work. I found THIS page and THIS one too. I read almost every single post. I loved reading what worked for them, and what didn't. I asked questions. I bought lanolin. Buy lanolin. Really. It helps so much in the fumbling, early days.
I just wanted to be prepared.
I think I did pretty well.
B is now nine months old, chunky, and happy! Well... most of the time. He just had his sixth tooth pop through.
I won't tell you what to do. I won't tell you how to do it. I'll tell you what worked for me.
