* this post is a part of the Breastfeeding Blog Hop hosted by Jen at Life with Levi.*
Now that I haven’t been breastfeeding for almost 2 months, I feel like I can finally be completely happy with the outcome of my journey. I still have that broken pump and I still glance at it every once in a while. I haven’t had the heart to throw it away yet, why? I’m not sure.
I hang tight to the memories of the breastfeeding and how far I got. I can tell you now that my breastfeeding wouldn’t be a success without the support system and the ability to call our breastfeeding help line here at the hospital. Not only do you have a nurse visit you during your stay (which I’m sure everyone else has) but i also got a follow-up phone call from one o the nurses making sure we were doing ok. I loved that. Since it was my second time around (breastfeeding) I didn’t really have any questions but it was nice to know you have help a phone call away.
Once I returned back to work and got into my pumping time, I always had a nurse right around the corner for help. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before but the employee pumping room is in the same nook as the lactation nurse office. There are probably about 4 nurses who would out of that office during the time I’m at work so someone is pretty much always in the office. Even if I didn’t have a question, being able to listen to them answer other people’s questions helped tremendously. I knew what to do when I had a clogged duct because I overheard them tell someone else how to fix it. I still asked my twitter friends *shout out to @lifewithlevi* and made sure I was doing it right.
If any friend or patient or blog reader for that matter ever asked me for help, I would do my best to find the answer. If I couldn’t, the lactation specialist at my hospital (and my job) would always be around to help. I am so thankful that they are around to help mothers.
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