1 Month of Motherhood
It has almost been one month since Mikala was born, which means I have been a mother for almost one month. I don't even know how to accurately describe all the emotions I have felt since Sept. 14, but I'm going to try. The biggest thing I have learned, is that the learning curve to parenthood is a steep one and it's a never ending cycle of learning! Here are the biggest things I have learned this month: Breastfeeding . While I was pregnant, I was sooo determined to exclusively breastfeed my son when he was born. I had heard about some of the struggles I may encounter from family and friends, mostly about the physical pain associated with it. What I had not heard about was the emotional struggles I would be facing! On the day he was born, he did really well with his sucking and I thought I had him latched as well. I just thought, well that's nice, this came naturally for both of us. Um, WRONG. On the second night, I couldn't get him to latch. He had been s