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The Breastfeeding Diaries: Holly from Oregon Mama
My husband and my lactation consultant super excited about some of the first milk I had pumped for the triplets
If you have any questions for me or Holly, please email me (under “contact” at the top).
Catch up with the Breastfeeding Diaries here:
Part 1: Getting Started
Part 2: First Days
Part 3: Getting Established
Part 4: Pumping and Working
Part 5: Moving Forward
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Thank you for,sharing Holly's story. I love her already, and she makes me wanna be braver about nursing in public. Great post to add to an already amazing series! Keep them coming!
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Thanks again, Megan! Be brave, mama! 🙂 I'm excited about the upcoming posts, too! Is it Wednesday yet?!
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Thank you SO much for your breastfeeding story and those of other Moms! I have recently found your blog and just had my first baby (a little girl)3 months ago. We exclusively breastfeed….from the source…and sometimes I think we all need a little pat on the back for what we do! I am still trying to be brave enough to breastfeed in public and this story has totally given me a little more confidence.
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Yes! Be confident! Because really, what's more beautiful than seeing a mama lovin' on and nourishing a sweet babe?! Glad you enjoyed the post!
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What a great story! Thanks for sharing your experience. I am breastfeeding my son. He's 6 months. Sometimes I get stressed about feeding him in public, but this has made me feel a lot better.
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You're welcome! Thanks for reading it! Glad it was of help to you ~ I know I sure love seeing other mamas feeding in public! 🙂
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Love it !!!!
Prepares me for what I have to look forward to 🙂-
Thank you! 🙂
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Yay, Holly! It made me very misty-eyed to read about how much you're enjoying your nursing relationship with Abigail. I'm so glad you get to experience that! And anything a mom can do to help another mom feel confident with nursing is AWESOME. I'm proud of Holly AND Julie for this.
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Hey, you do it every day!!! Thanks for teaching me everything I know and for passing on those wonderful wonderful birthing books to me! 😉
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Julie, thank you again for doing this series! It makes me look forward to all those precious moments I will have with our little guy in a few months!
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Best of luck to you, Emily! Be sure to contact us if any questions or difficulties arise! I know we'd both be happy to help!
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Thank you Holly!! My guy was in the NICU as well, and you've given me the hope and encouragement that nursing will and should be easier for baby #2!
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You are so welcome! Yes, breastfeeding a full-term non-NICU baby is a whole different (and much easier) ball game! I thought it was difficult in the NICU but it was because our babies were having medical issues that interfered with their instinctual ability to nurse (like tubes up their noses and down their throats). With baby #4 things were much, much easier, and totally doable! Best of luck to you, and you know where to find Julie and me should you need any support! 😉
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Very sweet post Holly! I'm so glad that you shared your experience. You and Julie are changing culture one mama at a time! I too had a wonderful breastfeeding experience and it brings back such sweet memories of my baby girl to read about your experience.
And the tripets sure have your beautiful smile……can't tell if Abigal has it also!! You have a lovely family and your are doing a great job!
Bev (Julie's mom)
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Oh, thank you, Bev! I still remember watching that birthing video at your house and LOVED it! I'm so glad you passed your probreastfeeding views on to Julie; look how many mamas are being helped because of it! Congratulations on your sweet new grandson…I see a lot of you in him!
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Pumping for triplets!? Incredible. I often think that if I had to pump exclusively, I would not still be nursing. My body hates pumping and it's just a lot of work. I too used to think it was the easy solution (someone else can feed your baby! you can sleep!) yeah no, way quicker to just do it yourself! No heating, no sterilizing, no packing stuff.
I've still always been a little embarassed to nurse in public, but we took our first flight with our baby last month and really, I lost all shame in the airport and on the plane. It was the first time that I really felt like well, I'm working with limited space here and if you see something slip, because my son won't keep this cover over his head, well, I'm not sorry 🙂
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Amen! I'm to the point now where I'm like who really cares if someone sees my boob – at least mine is out for a good reason! 😉
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I'm so glad that your triplets are healthy! I had twins six months ago, and can only imagine what a joy it would be to have three, but also extremely hard work.
I really hope that I don't come off as offensive to moms who breastfeed, because of course everyone should do what they feel is best, but I do want to share my perspective as a formula-feeding mom. I chose to give my babies formula, because the idea of breastfeeding has just never clicked for me. Other women breastfeeding? Great. Me breastfeeding? Kinda made me cringe. I don't know why. I can't explain it. But what I do know is that my boys are growing and developing SO well and we bond ALL the time, regardless of how I feed them.
So, I don't really know what my point is exactly, other than I want it to be clear that it is entirely possible to have a STRONG bond with your babies even if you don't breastfeed. And even more than that, they can grow and develop just like they're suppose to!
I guess I felt guilty over my feelings toward breastfeeding when I was pregnant and I don't want other women to feel that guilt.
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Guilt doesn't help anyone and it sounds like your babies have a great mama. I honestly don't know how anyone could exclusively breastfeed multiples anyways; just with my singleton I feel like she's eating all the time! You'd literally be feeding non-stop!
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I so can relate to that picture of your first milk! I didn't have triplets but had to pump from the very beginning and I remember the first time I really got something – oh what a relief and joy!! Great story and kudos to you for pumping for three and now going at it again! 🙂
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Wow! I felt like I struggled a bit with nursing just one babe! You have inspired me with the whole public nursing thing. Most of the time I think it's ridiculous to hid in the car…but thats what I find myself doing! Although it is really empowering to breastfeed in public…especially when you get looks from others, I now kind of just laugh to myself. I love being a breasfeeding hippie <–this is what I call myself at work when I excuse myself to pump, or when I have to take a break from a shopping sesh with my friends to latch the babe on!
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I loved this! It hits close to home for me and sounds almost exactly like my story. I find it comforting to read other mom stories about this to know I am not alone. Thanks for sharing!
Erica
thenewnorms.blogspot.com
I love this. You never know what to expect. And what curveballs will be thrown your way. But as long ad mama and baby are happy and healthy your doing it right!
Thank you for sharing your story, Holly. What an emotional roller coaster those first few weeks are, huh? Man, we are so hard on ourselves. You did amazing! I hope you look back on your experience with pride knowing that you did absolutely everything you could. Way to go, mama!
What a beautiful baby!
Love your blog 🙂
Nicole
http://www.elegnaceandclutter.com
Thank you for finally featuring a story of someone who despite all efforts couldn't make all milk needed. This is my story as well, and since the time I had to go through this, I have found that this is more common that people will lead you to believe. Based on the number of similar stories, this is NOT an isolated 3% of population, as someone stated here, that deals with such issues… Good luck to you! You're a great mom! I wish I had been so strong and assertive about breastfeeding as you!
Came here by way of Holly, but I look forward to checking out the rest of your blog!
H- thanks for sharing! I know this helps out many and I'm lucky to have a friend that will be able to share so much knowledge and support when we finally get around to babies 🙂
– L
Julie – Thanks again for sharing my story on your blog. This series is such an awesome idea – I know it's helping lots of mommies out there. (Including me!)
Erica, Erin, Sara, Nicole, Madalyn, and L – Thank you for the encouraging comments. I love how supportive everyone has been. "Mommy guilt" is a strong enough emotion as it is – we don't need other moms bringing us down. It's wonderful to see how each of the posts here on "The Breastfeeding Diaries" has comments from moms encouraging each other and building each other up – no matter what the story is.
-Holly
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