This is the fourth installment in a series about the stages of grief. If you haven't yet, I recommend reading the first three posts on denial, anger, and bargaining. This post continues the series by discussing my wrestle with the fourth stage of grief: depression. One day at church, I watched another mom casually lift …
Continue reading When Grief Becomes a Shadow: Depression and My Low Milk Supply Journey
This is the third installment of a series on grief. If you haven’t read the first two posts on denial and anger, I recommend doing so, as they may provide more context for this one. This post goes onto the third stage of grief: bargaining. I remember sitting on the couch one day, holding my …
Continue reading If Only… The Illusion of Control and My Struggle with Low Milk Supply
I was sitting in the foyer of our church, bouncing my baby gently on my knee, when a woman I didn't know approached me. She must have noticed the bottle in my hand, assuming that I could produce milk like any other woman. With a warm but casual tone, she asked, "Do you breastfeed or pump milk for your baby?"
I vividly remember the first time I read about Insufficient Glandular Tissue (IGT). I was sitting on the toilet and sobbing. Sobbing because, for the first time, I had figured out what was “wrong” with me. Sobbing because I felt betrayed.
