10/08/2025
❤️
breastfeeding doesn’t just make milk.
it keeps the hormone prolactin high
which literally rewires her brain
to be more alert, more sensitive,
more tuned in to her baby.
at the same time,
estrogen and progesterone stay low
which can impact her mood, sleep, energy,
and even her sense of closeness and intimacy.
so if she’s more tired,
more emotional,
more focused on the baby than anything else...
it’s not “just in her head.”
it’s biology.
breastfeeding keeps her body and brain
in a postpartum state
for as long as she breastfeeds.
she’s not “back to normal.”
she’s doing life sustaining, body altering,
emotionally demanding work, every single day.
thank you for the patience.
thank you for the understanding.
and thank you for showing up
for the woman doing it all 🩷