For this post I decided to tell you guys a little story. I remembered it from a post someone wrote on FB. I breastfed both my boys. For my oldest I did cheat a little lol. I was doing both boob and formula. For my youngest I wanted just to breastfeed. It was important to me, especially since he was a “premie”. Now I’m not one of those people that tells everyone they have to breastfeed. It’s totally up to each individual. Some people are lucky and can eat whatever they want. My baby however was sensitive so I had to be on a bland diet, just not to mess with his belly.
I wasn’t pumping enough to store. I was able to get him to latch on and then pump a few ounces for me to be able to sleep through the next feeding. One night, maybe two weeks into it, I feed him and put him down. All I wanted to do was sleep. But I had to pump. I needed to get my milk supply up and I knew this would help. So I sat on the couch and pumped. Next thing I know, my husband is waking me up. He’s getting ready for work and the baby is crying. I dozed off!!!! I was drenched! Covered in milk! What I had pumped spilled and my boobs leaked. I wanted to cry so bad. Actually I did cry! I spilled liquid gold!
This isn’t just another lupus story. It’s a story that all new moms can relate to. I don’t know if my fatigue was made worst because I had lupus but I definitely felt like a walking zombie for the first 2 months.
itsjustlupus 