Breastfeeding Challenges...

[Kia]

I wonder how many of you can relate to this article? The more I read around postnatal illness (post recovery) the more interested I am in the hormonal influences involved. I had one heck of a roller coaster ride with breastfeeding... I had been lulled into the false sense of security via antenatal classes and the media etc that breastfeeding would be this natural, easy, blissful, affirming experience. Ha! Nothing could have been further from the truth. It was flipping hard work (not that I am averse to hard work) but really, I needed a lot more support than I really had access too. And because I had been taught to expect something that was a 'natural' and straightforward process, I just was not prepared for the challenges. Even the lactation consultant ultimately ended up making me feel like a failure. Yes, there is no doubt in my mind this experience contributed to my development of PNI. It wasn't the whole of it, but certainly a factor. That, and those dammed hormones... Which, nearly three years on, are still settling... Still out of whack. 

What do you think? 

Have a read here on the postpartum progress article: Breastfeeding Challenges

Kia
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