05/08/2025
💞 World Breastfeeding Week 2025
I breastfed both my children into toddlerhood.
Not because it was always easy, but because I believed deeply in what it gave us:
🤱🏽 A strong start for their health long term
🤱🏽 Wellness & disease prevention for my own health
🤱🏽 A small but powerful way to care for our planet
🤱🏽 The cost savings and convenience
Before my first birth, I prepared by doing workshops and breastfeeding courses (.kristy .thompson.method). But it didn’t fully prepare me for my biggest challenge! With my both journeys, I had a significant oversupply for the first 5-9 months! A challenge we don’t talk about enough. I remember the overwhelm, the stress of my babies choking, unsettled and gassy, the sleepless nights, the endless laundry…
What made all the difference? A skilled lactation consultant (shout out to ) who helped guide me through positions, find strategies that worked for me and my baby, and the reassurance to trust the process. Without her and the team support, I don’t think we would have made it to 2 years of breastfeeding.
However, I want to acknowledge the privilege I had in this journey. I could afford to pay for expert lactation care. I live in Australia, where clean water, available food helped sustain my milk supply.
These shouldn’t be privileges though, they should be the baseline. Quality breastfeeding support MUST be embedded into our standard healthcare system, so every family has access, not just those who can afford it 💔❤️🩹
This year’s WBW theme is about building sustainable support systems, because breastfeeding doesn’t just happen on its own. It takes information, knowledge, access and community.
To all the parents navigating this journey: you deserve real support. And to the professionals who offer it, thank you with my whole heart!! 💗
