It's World Breastfeeding Week, and women everywhere are repping their new-mom pride by sharing some of their favorite breastfeeding photos on social media. From playful shots of motherhood to raw photos of its challenges, moms across the internet have opened up about this emotional part of welcoming a little one into the world.
Lillian Jamfar, one of the many new mothers to share her experience with breastfeeding, wrote a refreshingly honest caption that just about all mamas can relate to.
“We see the beauty and know the great benefits when you nurture your baby but we don’t see enough of the struggles that come with it. The sacrifices that we feel we should do in order to create this bond. People don’t talk enough about how much it still hurts to breastfeed after a year,” Jamfar wrote in the post.
“Mamas who are going through breastfeeding right now, I fucking bow down to you, you are a queen and deserve to be fed all the snacks you crave for to make up for the calories you’re burning. You are all doing an amazing job and don’t ever let a pretty picture make you forget that,” she added.
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I want to share more than a pretty breastfeeding picture for #worldbreastfeedingweek. We see the beauty and know the great benefits when you nurture your baby but we don’t see enough of the struggles that come with it. The sacrifices that we feel we should do in order to create this bond. People don’t talk enough about how much it still hurts to breastfeed after a year. We forget that mothers still prolong breastfeeding passed the basic 6 months time doctors recommend. Breastfeeding doesn’t get “easier” you just get accustomed to the different pain. We need to hear how much we lose our breasts when we choose to breastfeed, they never go back to the pre-pregnancy or pregnancy ways. They even change one more time when you completely stop breastfeeding. Every day we choose to breastfeed, we also know it comes along with a child pinching, biting, scratching, pulling asking for chi chi’s all the time. Alone time, say goodbye. You want to sit on the couch and watch tv, well your baby will join you at the boob, literally. Yes, it’s tiring. Yes it’s fucking hard. Yes, we complain about never enjoying the comfort of our body or space. I’ve heard people say breastfeeding is easy all you do it “pull your boob out” but it’s not true EVERY SINGLE DAY is a struggle. Some days have easier struggles than others but it’s never ever that simple. You overcome milestones only to enter new ones. Your time is not really your time, you adjust moving your whole life to comfort feed your baby. You plan day activities around a breastfeeding baby. Clothes are needing to be accessible to pop that chi chi out in pubic. It’s not a hard “job” it’s a hard life. Mamas who are going through breastfeeding right now, I fucking bow down to you, you are a queen and deserve to be fed all the snacks you crave for to make up for the calories you’re burning. You are all doing an amazing job and don’t ever let a pretty picture make you forget that. ✨ #rawmotherhood #freethebignipples #feedingwithlove #fedisbest
A post shared by Lillian Jamfar (@motherjamfar) on Aug 6, 2019 at 2:37pm PDT
Below are just a few of the other stellar mothers who prove that breastfeeding can be magical, but it's not always all sunshine and rainbows. Take a look at these stunning shots.
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Sharing this unfiltered image of me ✨giving my all✨ for #worldbreastfeedingweek My hubby snapped this pic as I fell asleep sitting up, breastfeeding our 2 week old twins. Exhausted doesn’t fully describe this experience as I was healing from 2 types of births (Baby A vaginal, Baby B cesarean) and my body is working non-freaking-stop to make all the milk for these boys. . This is the least flattering/aesthetically pleasing image I could share of me bfing my twins but, man, it makes me proud as I look back at how hard my body was working. Sneaking in a nap while the boys ate because, holy crap, I could have fallen asleep anywhere during that first year of their lives. . Our bfing journey lasted 28 months. I amazed myself. Each day/week/month/year that ticked away was mind boggling to me. We were figuring this thing out. Together. It was not easy and required so much sacrifice, but I was 1,000% committed to this part of my journey and thankfully we made progress together. . I enjoyed so many beautiful moments with my boys nursing side-by-side. The first time twins hold hands while bfing is heart-bursting ? Those moments of connection, warm snuggles, love given and received got me through. . Any twin mamas out there bfing? Give me a ?? If you need a little encouragement, share a message below. I love cheering others on along this journey and remind you of just how amazing you are!
A post shared by Amy Griffith Prenatal Yoga (@amy_exercisingbalance) on Aug 6, 2019 at 7:59am PDT
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!!FOR ALL MY DESIS!!- This ones especially for you. and to all my people living in fear… In honor of #worldbreastfeedingweek I was asked and humbly accepted to share my life story with @browngirlmag titled SHAYOON MENDELUK: STORY OF A BROWN GIRL WHO DID EVERYTHING A BROWN GIRL IS TOLD SHE SHOULDNT (f*****g love this) Being of South Asian descent- I speak about letting go of your fear and living your life for YOU, Not your parents, not anyone else. Some parts of the interview: “Living in fear causes and manifests into illness and disease. Fear is a disease. You don’t have to be pressured into a career, a relationship or any of that bs because your parents want that for you. It’s emotional blackmail. Do you, do what makes you happy or you will live the life you’re trying to escape forever. If you’re gay, come out. If you’re unhappy change your life. We make shi* so complicated sometimes. But guess what? You hold the power to EVERYTHING. Your mind and body is the strongest thing you have, and when trained and used properly, can generate anything you want.” “Don’t worry about the past, or the future because they don’t f****** exist. Find your purpose. The purpose of life is to live your purpose!! Heal, grow, and then help others do the same!” Please click the link in my bio to read more! My beautiful lengha is by @papadontpreachbyshubhika my stunning jewelry is @samreenvance Shot by @mendeluk makeup @elevateibiza #ibiza #shayoon #shayoonmendeluk #browngirlmag #browngirl #desi #pakistani #indian #india #pakistan #heal #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeeding #breastfeedinginpublic #breastfeedingmom #breakingnews #ibiza #spain #healing #breastfeedingawareness #browngirls #love #awaken #thelightforcecenter
A post shared by Shayoon Mendeluk (@shayoon_) on Aug 2, 2019 at 10:13am PDT
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HAPPY WORLD BREASTFEEDING WK DAY #02 ? Breastfeeding is no joke! If anyone says it's easy, they've either never breastfed or they are a liar. It can be straight up grueling in the beginning! The first cpl of days, my som wasn't latching well. We didn't know wtf we were doing. All I knew is it hurt like hell, my nipples got chapped & one was literally bleeding. Luckily we quickly got his latch corrected but the pain lasted for a good while. I had a super strong let down & for months I would literally say, "fuck fuck fuck" every single time my milk dropped. It felt like I was being electrocuted. It hurt sooo bad. Kyro would eat so often that after only 2.5hrs of him not eating I would become painfully engorged. Go a cpl hrs longer & bam a clogged duct. Clugged ducts freaking suck. I did everything to get those suckers umclogged. I mean some really weird shit. Nothing would work. Antibiotics became neccessary to prevent mastitis. Eventually he unclogged them. Cluster feedings are hard. Most websites say babies may cluster feed (eat hourly or so) for several hrs in a row (think 4-5hrs). Not my Kyro. He would cluster feed for 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 hrs. One time (during leap #03) he went over 48 hrs eating every single hr on the hr. Getting up so often is rough. Having your sensitive ass nipple chomped on by the smacking guns of an eager 2 month old is rough. Getting slapped, punched, pinched etc is rough. Having boobs that feel like they are going to literally explode is rough. It would've been so easy to give up. I mean it was straight up torturous, so quitting would've been totally understandable. But I didn't. I pressed on, hoping it would one day get easier like most everyone said it would. I clenched my jaw, scrunched my face, damn near screamed at times powering through some seriously painful feeding sessions. And guess what… It DID get easier! At about 3.5 months my let down gradually became less painful. My son & I had a rhythm where we worked together benefitting us both. He became more efficient at getting milk & I became more relaxed, my boobs became tougher… <<< CONTINUED IN COMMENTS… >>>
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