Tag: colostrum

  • Having Breastfed Three Children: What Nobody Tells You

    Three children, three c-sections, three completely different starts. And one thing that has been true every single time: it’s so worth it. Why breastfeeding matters – and why I fought so hard for it When I was pregnant with Ms, I read a lot. Not parenting forums, not opinion pieces – actual science. And what…

  • From Recovery Room to Going Home: Our First Days with Baby B

    The first days after C-section – the drugs, the waiting, the nurse I will never forgive, the moment milk arrived, and the day we finally walked out the door. Three hours in recovery The best way I can describe the recovery unit is this: imagine being submerged in something thick and slow-moving, where the lights…