Third times the charm for this mama. My baby girl Brooklyn came out and immediately made her way to my breast to feed. I was so elated because not one of my other kids latched without a shield. Furthermore I have not breastfed with my other two.
Fast forward to the night. I’m pumping with my motif Luna breast pump and I’m excited because I’m finally getting 2 oz from each side.
I get up to go share this news with my husband. I come back and I’m met with the bottles on the floor. Yep, you guessed it, my breast milk – my literal liquid gold – spilled, all over the floor. I was absolutely devastated.
I cried so bad, and you know what they say… “no use in crying over spilled milk.” But you know what I say, bump them. Until you deal with engorged boobs and sore cracked nipples, I don’t want to hear it. I will cry and I will feel better afterwards because I can’t hold it in.
I will say, me as a first time mom would’ve definitely been yelling. I’m proud to say, this time around I just cried it out in my Husband’s arms. After that I went on with the rest of my night. I tried again the next night and went on with life.
I will say though, my husband’s support this time around has been a game changer. He knows how important this journey has been for me. He’s tried to find out who but of course no one knew, I appreciated his effort.
To all my Mama’s out there, cry it out and keep it moving! These moments happen but they don’t have to keep you down.
