10 Struggles Of A Breastfeeding Mom

Breastfeeding a child is beautiful, but it's also challenging.

1. Your nipples will hurt at some point.

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Ow. Ow. Ow. It felt like my nips were stuck in a bear trap for the first few days and let's not even get into teething. All I will say is that my child turned into a baby shark.

2. You will probably dread feeding your baby in public in the beginning.

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Ugh...What if someone says something? What if the baby pops off and the whole restaurant sees my nipple. But you'll do it anyway. Baby's gotta eat.

3. You feel guilty leaving your baby for any amount of time.

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What if he gets hungry????

4. The baby might not take a bottle.

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Yeah. Plastic nipples are just not the same. Babies can be stubborn AF and just want boob.

5. You hate your husband/significant other just a little bit more every night.

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Man nipples are useless decoration.

6. Pumping. At some point you'll have to do it.

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Whether you need to go to a doctor's appointment or finally have datenight. You need to pump to stock up milk or just to express while you are away from the babe, otherwise your supply might tank.

7. Cleaning pump parts.

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It's an endless cycle of cleaning tiny little tubes that even a baby brush doesn't clean well. The day I could throw out those complicated pieces, I had a mini dance party in celebration.

8. Forgetting an important piece of your pump when you are out and away from baby.

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The tiny white flappy thingy goes missing or you forget the flanges. Worse thing ever.

9. Engorgement.

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Boobs as hard as rocks. The cleavage may look great in the beginning but pretty soon you'll look and feel like your boobs are going to explode.

10. Weaning.

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You really can't just stop breastfeeding on a whim. It's a process for you and your baby. Sometimes baby is okay with it, other times you need to resort to putting band-aids on your nipples because they will try to get in your shirt.