08/03/2025
August is World Breastfeeding Month
& August 1st-7th is World Breastfeeding Week. đ¤
if no one has told you yet,
i see you.
i see you sitting in the dark at 2am, scrolling your phone with one hand, nursing with the other, wondering if you can keep going.
i see you in the bathroom at a wedding, hooked up to a pump, praying the batteries donât die.
i see you crying over spilled milk because you worked so hard for every single ounce.
i see you googling âhow to increase supplyâ at midnight, exhausted but determined.
breastfeeding is beautiful, yes.
but no one really talks about how hard it is.
the cracked ni***es.
the clogged ducts.
the mastitis that makes you want to scream.
the cluster feeding when you feel like you donât have an ounce of energy left.
itâs not easy.
itâs not glamorous.
and itâs not always what you expected.
sometimes itâs nursing through pain because you donât want to quit.
sometimes itâs pumping because your baby wouldnât latch.
sometimes itâs both, because youâre doing whatever it takes to keep your baby fed.
whether you breastfed for 2 years or 2 days, it matters.
your effort matters.
your love matters.
this month is for every mom who gave her body, her time, and her heart to make sure her baby was nourished.
you are incredible.
and you deserve to be seen. đ¤
ctto~
