My Breastfeeding Experience with Lactation Link

I want to shout from the roof tops just how much I LOVE Lactation Link. I stumbled upon Lactation Link last summer (2017) wayyy before I was pregnant with baby number two, but I became obsessed. I knew that I wanted my breastfeeding experience to be different from the first time around and so I started researching even before I was pregnant.

My First Breast Feeding Experience Was Not Good

I wanted to breastfeed my first baby, but I didn’t plan or prepare. And because of that, I just wasn’t ready for the challenges that come along with breastfeeding. I also didn’t have a support group around me that had experience with breastfeeding. At my baby’s 2 month check up he was diagnosed as failure to thrive and my breastfeeding experience pretty much ended. I was panicked that he was so underweight, I was stressed about going back to work and pumping, and I just wasn’t ready for the hard. I wanted things to be better the second time around.

My husband and I signed up to attend an in-person breastfeeding class with Lactation Link when I was about 5 months pregnant. I asked my husband to attend with me so that we would be on the same page and support each other. It was SO great (and fun) to have him there.

We learned SO MUCH from the class. Like, I can’t even believe I tried to breastfeed without the knowledge I gained durning that class. We learned about the first feed and how important feeding on demand is in those first two weeks. We learned about different feeding positions and establishing a good latch.

Lactation Link Gave Me Confidence and Knowledge

YOU GUYS. I can’t even tell you how confident I felt when Lulu was placed in my arms. I was ready. She’s been 100% breastfed and is now 4 months old. I have a freezer full of milk, but things have been going so well she really doesn’t take bottles unless I have a shoot. I’ve been able to work with her to establish a good latch and a good supply. I don’t take fenugreek or worry about finding ways to increase my supply. I just feed her and am confident in my body and my ability to provide to her.

Breastfeeding my sweet Lulu has been such a wonderful experience. I’ve felt so close to her and feel so fulfilled to be able to sustain life for her. I’m so grateful for all I learned with Lactation Link. If you are pregnant and hoping to breastfeed, I can’t recommend the Lactation Link 4/14 In-Person Class enough.

XO Kayla

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