The Beauty of the Breastfeeding Community

November 17, 2006 at 2:23 pm (Breastfeeding)

I was honoured to have Tanya Lieberman of the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog come across my lonely little blog and ask if she could feature it at her blog. Today was the big day and I have discovered that once someone posts something, it tends to snowball. And that is the beauty of the breastfeeding Community. I adore how supportive and empowering everyone I have come in contact with through Tanya has been of our journey. When it first began, I was not thinking ahead of sharing my story – I was clinging to anything and screaming to survive. My husband was the one who started blogging about Charlotte’s medical information so that we wouldn’t have to repeat the information over and over again. This is what gave me inspiration to start my breastfeeding blog and I stayed motivated to do so due to the lack of available information applying to my situation. As I stated at the CLC training – I fell into a huge gaping hole and now that I am aware of its presence, there is no way that I can just walk away without filling that hole properly. I feel I can do that through sharing my story and through becoming a LC specializing in the care and guidance of moms with cleft babies. With my first pregnancy I became a huge advocate for women advocating for themselves with their pregnancy care and their delivery as well as PPD care. With this pregnancy, it’s breastfeeding and PPD, two topics that have become very near and dear to my heart. So I guess you could say that March 21, 2006 was not only the birth of Charlotte Elizabeth, but the birth of a new activist for women – making sure they get the right care, support, and guidance in a very unsure world!

2 Comments

  1. jamie said,

    December 12, 2008 at 8:43 am

    anyone successfully breastfeed after cleft palate repair, my baby is 7 months and has had the repair, but the doctor said to waith 6weeks and than try it

  2. Sally said,

    January 12, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    I, too am interested to hear about anyone’s experience breastfeeding after cleft palate repair. Jamie, how is it going?

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