Our BreastFeeding Journey and why I wish it had ended sooner
Lincoln Tyler threw us a curve ball from the moment he came into the world. Ending up in the NICU because he came out so fast he wasn’t breathing on his own. I didn’t get that “golden hour”. Which 1000 percent broke my heart. I tossed and turned and cried while I laid alone in L&D while my husband and newborn went to the NICU. Have I mentioned - EFF C0VID. I was alone in L&D. Did I mention they don’t allow phone calls?!? So Dylan was trying to text me. He put them off as long as possible so I could breastfeed my baby first, but we opted for donated milk over formula if he needed to feed before I got there. I practically ran there when I was allowed to go. He nursed for a few minutes and then we gave him donor milk so his blood sugar could stay up. He wasn’t eating often. The moment I almost gave up I wish I had looking back. They wanting me feeding him every 3 hrs because baby’s with a log APGAR score struggled to keep...