“I really wanted to breastfeed because, when I was pregnant, I was reading about the animal kingdom, how, bears breastfeed for a really long time.
And they hibernate pregnant, they don’t eat. So, they’re able to Be pregnant and keep a baby in there and not eat. And the resting heart rate goes down to almost like a death level.
If animals can do that for their babies, humans can do it. Although we can’t really compare animals to humans, but a mama bear is everything for [her] baby. She does everything to keep her baby alive. You know how mama bears protect, she’s really strong and gets aggressive if someone approaches her babies, even ducks and geese [get agressive] to protect the nest.
And fun fact, I know it’s kind of gross, but mom spiders, when she has a bunch of babies and she can’t find food for her babies, she sends them a message like; “I’m sorry, I can’t find food, so you guys can just eat me and I’ll die.” Imagine how selfless. My babies need to survive, so, I’ll just give myself to them.
These fun facts about animals gave me something inside to continue.
In my native country Guyana, they don’t have much access to formula and my mother was telling me if a mother cannot breastfeed, she asks another breastfeeding mother to feed her baby or they give raw cows milk which comes with certain risks.
So all of that inspired me to keep going. But, we came home and We were getting into our breastfeeding rhythm, and he was waking a lot in the night and feeding. And so I’d be up alone with him and it was exhausting, but they were really special, special moments for me. Just this feeling of him and I and the only people in the world, you know, like we sort of get that feeling when you’re.
When you’re up with your child and learning his rhythm and knowing that he’s learning my rhythm.

I think a huge part of breastfeeding, is having a supportive partner. Your husband or your partner, whoever you’re co-parenting with, is really sharing you and I mean, I was all for him.

It can be an energy drain. It’s very tiring. So I think a lot of people struggle with their breastfeeding journey because they have a partner who says: “Well why don’t you just quit? You’re too tired.” But I was so lucky because Tim really was so supportive and is still supportive. He considers [breastfeeding] one of the best things that we can do for [our son]. I feel very fortunate about that. ”