I'm a secondary breastfeeder.

     My first son, Craig, had jaundice when he was born. His levels were so high that he needed to be supplemented, as my milk hadn't come in yet. I tried everything to get my milk to come in faster and to have more so I could continue to breastfeed but by the time my milk came in, he wouldn't latch. He refused the boob because a bottle was easier for him. It was the worst feeling to not be able to do the ONE thing I was naturally SUPPOSED to do. It made me depressed because I was looking forward to the bonding. So Craig has been a formula fed baby. He is a mama's boy either way, which is great. Remington, my two month old, is my breastfed baby. I call myself a secondary breastfeeding mommy because I knew what to expect this time around and even though it's a constant struggle, I have been keeping at it.  Believe me, it would be SO much easier to just stick a bottle in his mouth and be like, "There ya go," but I want him breastfed. We are both doing well at it and he is SO big. 7 weeks old and 11 pounds, 8 ounces, and 23 inches (he was only 7pounds 10 ounces, 20 inches at birth).

     Remington was a C-section baby. I applaud all women out there who elect to have their babies naturally at birthing centers or at home with no epidural. Y'all are brave. With Craig, I had him vaginally, with an epidural, and I had two second degree tears and another tear that couldn't be stitched up. I had two sets of stitches, very painful might I add, and he was only 6 pounds, 5 ounces! So I told my doctor that I wanted a C-section this time. He tried to scare me out of it, but I just knew it was the right thing to do. I don't know HOW I knew, but I just knew. When he was born, my doctor told me I had made a good call because I wouldn't have been able to have him vaginally. 

     I am one of those proud breast feeding mothers that would yell at you if you tried to tell me I can't breastfeed in public. I don't usually, but if I need to, I'm going to. Without a cover. You don't like it? Look away. Just recently, I read something bashing mothers (from a mother), saying "No one wants to see that, you're a mother, cover up!" I think it's absolutely disgusting and disrespectful to tell women they should cover up. I also hear that women are taking pictures of them breastfeeding, "with their boob hanging out." Good for you! We need to show society that boobs should not be taken as JUST sexual organs. Sure, guys are obsessed with boobs and that's fine. But we have boobs for our children. They are a natural food source and the best food source. To tell us that we should cover up, and to "THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!" is just creating more hysteria and furthering the sexuality of something that is natural and God-given. So here is my response to the breastfeeding issues on cover-ups:

Remington <3