Love loved the audio version! The tears were perfect 💛 I’m 6 days postpartum and had to wipe tears while changing a newborn diaper 🥹 I’m a mom who has never been able to breastfeed due to supply issues - please don’t feel the need to justify yourself before writing whatever your heart feels is right. I wish socials didn’t require such disclaimers 🤦🏻♀️ unedited audio was so cool! Gave me an insight into what it’s really like and I feel like I listened to your true self. Loved it in every way 🙌🏻💛❤️💛❤️
Shout-out to the time my sister, my baby niece, and I waited in line in Washington Square Park for hours to see Sen. Elizabeth Warren speak and then meet her afterwards. Baby slept in her carrier the whole time until right before we got to the front of the line when she woke up hungry, resulting in an iconic photo of the 3 of us with Sen. Warren in which my sister proudly has a baby on her boob. It was perfect.
I love this post and I mostly loved BFing (except for the time I accidentally broadcast myself pumping onto a firm conference room screen). That first good latch was almost 15 years ago and I still remember how it felt.
My third baby just turned one and I’m nearly finished. I think I made it 4ish years combined breastfeeding. Omg. I hadn’t done the math. Thanks for expressing the spectrum of emotions. Cheers to you and yay for saying goodbye to this chapter❤️
Wrapping up 14 months of breastfeeding my first baby, CRYING!!! I just dropped our second feed yesterday, so we're down to one. I remember my MIL telling me "I cried when I stopped breastfeeding" when I was freshly postpartum and I was like WTF?? this is jail!! this is prison!! Now... I get it. <3
I finally got around to listening and bawled the whole time. I’m on the verge of wrapping up my breastfeeding journey and it hit all the emotions. I also feel like I blocked out so many good things and it reminded me of the slow times with just me and my baby that others will never get to experience. How special! Thank you for this!
I am a new mom who is on week 6 of breastfeeding my son. Thank you for reminding me to cherish these little moments when it’s just us two…and to laugh at the boob chaos.
My four kids are 17, 15, 11, and 9. And I cried along with you as I listened…. I breast-feed each baby for about 12 months each. I loved it and I hated it, it was wonderful and it was treacherous. It’s something that will always be a part of me and my body, thank you for putting a voice and words to that. You are a treasure.
My kids are 11 and 13 so I guess that means it has been about a decade since I finished my three combined years of breastfeeding. The craziest thing ever is the tingles still happen once in a great while!
I'm psyched about this Insiders perk. Reading and cooking are my two main hobbies, and do audiobooks more than ever (see 11 and 13 old referenced above)!
Love loved the audio version! The tears were perfect 💛 I’m 6 days postpartum and had to wipe tears while changing a newborn diaper 🥹 I’m a mom who has never been able to breastfeed due to supply issues - please don’t feel the need to justify yourself before writing whatever your heart feels is right. I wish socials didn’t require such disclaimers 🤦🏻♀️ unedited audio was so cool! Gave me an insight into what it’s really like and I feel like I listened to your true self. Loved it in every way 🙌🏻💛❤️💛❤️
thank you for every bit of this <3
Shout-out to the time my sister, my baby niece, and I waited in line in Washington Square Park for hours to see Sen. Elizabeth Warren speak and then meet her afterwards. Baby slept in her carrier the whole time until right before we got to the front of the line when she woke up hungry, resulting in an iconic photo of the 3 of us with Sen. Warren in which my sister proudly has a baby on her boob. It was perfect.
I love this post and I mostly loved BFing (except for the time I accidentally broadcast myself pumping onto a firm conference room screen). That first good latch was almost 15 years ago and I still remember how it felt.
i want to see this pic!!!!!!!! coolest ever. i hope it's framed!!!!!
I don’t think I can share a photo here but I’ll send it to you! It’s so good
As someone also weening my last baby - thanks for the cry and putting my similar thoughts into words so wonderfully.
sending you a huge emotional rollercoaster hug <3
My third baby just turned one and I’m nearly finished. I think I made it 4ish years combined breastfeeding. Omg. I hadn’t done the math. Thanks for expressing the spectrum of emotions. Cheers to you and yay for saying goodbye to this chapter❤️
isn't the math insane... so so so so many hours and days and months
Wrapping up 14 months of breastfeeding my first baby, CRYING!!! I just dropped our second feed yesterday, so we're down to one. I remember my MIL telling me "I cried when I stopped breastfeeding" when I was freshly postpartum and I was like WTF?? this is jail!! this is prison!! Now... I get it. <3
i hope you are so proud of yourself. 14 months!!! take yourself out to a fancy meal to celebrate when you drop the last one!
Just dropped our last feed for my 14 month old, crying a lot and also starting to feel like a version of myself from “before” that I have missed
all of this -- so many tears, so much feeling like, "woah, i'm back"
Yes yes yes
I finally got around to listening and bawled the whole time. I’m on the verge of wrapping up my breastfeeding journey and it hit all the emotions. I also feel like I blocked out so many good things and it reminded me of the slow times with just me and my baby that others will never get to experience. How special! Thank you for this!
Breastfeeding my second while reading this and, of course, crying 🥹💙
😭 😭 😭 You did it! We did it! Moms are awesome. All women are awesome!
I am a new mom who is on week 6 of breastfeeding my son. Thank you for reminding me to cherish these little moments when it’s just us two…and to laugh at the boob chaos.
My four kids are 17, 15, 11, and 9. And I cried along with you as I listened…. I breast-feed each baby for about 12 months each. I loved it and I hated it, it was wonderful and it was treacherous. It’s something that will always be a part of me and my body, thank you for putting a voice and words to that. You are a treasure.
About to finish breastfeeding my second baby and wow. brb crying!
Off social media for now and hearing your voice was a treat! Love a caropod
My kids are 11 and 13 so I guess that means it has been about a decade since I finished my three combined years of breastfeeding. The craziest thing ever is the tingles still happen once in a great while!
I'm psyched about this Insiders perk. Reading and cooking are my two main hobbies, and do audiobooks more than ever (see 11 and 13 old referenced above)!
Same 🩷my youngest is 9 and I cried along as I listened
I only breastfed for 2 weeks and this still made me cry. Women are amazing.
Crying along with you. Feeding your babies with your body is the hardest and best thing. WOW over 3 years - way to go!
About to have my second and needed this cry, thank you! I’m so looking forward & dreading every single thing you wrote.