Lancaster Doulas is excited to kick off World Breastfeeding Week!
We took to social media to ask women in our community their thoughts on breastfeeding. Here are there responses:
Jennifer Jacobs
(Jennifer Jacobs)
My favorite thing about breastfeeding is how easily it calms all of us. If my littles are frustrated, or even if I am frustrated if we just sit down and breastfeed it gives us all a chance to calm down, but I do sometimes get touched out and need a break and I don’t get one as often as I would like.
Holly Yeager
(Holly Yeager)
Breastfeeding has given me such an amazing bond between me and my children. I have cherished every moment I have gotten with them. The most heartbreaking thing was that each of my three children weaned themselves. I was not ready!!
Kimberly Harrington
(Kimberly Harrington)
My friends and family are all 100% supportive! In the beginning it was tough with my husbands family, because for generations way back that anyone could remember, I was the only family member to breastfeed!!!! I got the “if he is anything like his daddy, you can’t produce enough” but now they are all supporters!
It has been the most amazing journey ever! I have never had an issue feeding my son in public, the bonding has been amazing, and best of all I don’t have to spray his cloth diaper! Breast milk is water soluble! We are going on 2 years of our nursing journey, without a single drop of formula! This was my ultimate goal throughout pregnancy was to breastfeed, and I did it!!!
Amanda Duncan
(Amanda Duncan)
I love knowing that I am solely responsible for all the rolls my little man has, but I hate wearing a bra all the time because of leaky boobs.
My friends and family, especially my husband, have been nothing but supportive of my breastfeeding journey. Including the fact that I am currently still nursing my 3 year old.
Julie DeLong
(Julie DeLong)
I love that I can make everything better! If I can’t figure out what’s wrong or bothering my baby girl, I can nurse her and it solves all her problems. It’s an amazing moment as she calms and her eyes roll back in her head like there is nothing better. Recently I had a few days where I was not able to breastfeed my daughter. When I was finally able to nurse again I rushed home and it was then that I realized that as much as she needs the nourishment from me, I also need the tenderness and love from her.
Krystal Metzler
(Krystal Metzler)
Sherlyn Moyer
(Sherlyn Moyer)
With my first breastfeeding was our special time, our time for one on one, I loved just looking into his eyes. With my second it became a bonding experience with my oldest son and of course myself. They love their nurse sessions together! When my oldest isn’t nursing, but my youngest is, he is kissing his head, and cuddled up next to us.
I haven’t loved every minute of it! Yes you read that right! Breastfeeding is great, I love breastfeeding, but it’s not perfect at all times. It has its up and downs, but even with all the downs; leaky breasts, lopsided breasts, chomps, and the feeling of just wanting to be alone at times and not need to be so needed, the ups make it all worth it! Giving my boys the best nutrition there is, the bonding, the security they feel, the cuddles, the feeling of being needed and wanted makes every bit of the downs non existent.
Melissa Isman
Lancaster Doulas supports breastfeeding in
Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Schuykill and York Counties