Breastfeed Archives - Mommy Pehpot

August is breastfeeding month.And if you must know, I support breastfeeding and I advocate it. There is so much benefits breastfeeding can give. Imagine being able to feed your baby even if you’re only on your lingerie. If you are on bottle feeding, you need to wear your robe, your shirt before even standing up to prepare a formula for the baby. That’s actually the most convenient benefit of breastfeeding. No need to get up in the middle of the night to feed the baby. All you have to do is open your shirt or clothes and the baby will know where it is.

Of course in terms of health, breastfeeding has a lot of benefits. I can attest to that as all my kids are breastfed. I breastfed them exclusively for a year. And during that time and until now, they seldom got sick (except when they were infected with Primary Complex). And though they are always on the slimmer side, they are healthy and they are very active kids.

Then there’s the financial benefits of it. Imagine not buying baby formula for a whole year? You can save a lot! And also, when you breastfeed a baby, they seldom wet their diapers, so that’s another one. You won’t have to change their diapers often.

Emotionally, in my own opinion and in my experience, I feel bliss whenever I breastfeed my baby. There is so much contentment on it. Imagine being able to give life and being able to nourish that life, that is just too much. I am talking here on the emotional benefit on me.

Breastfeeding is not easy. I have been there and it was really hard. You need to be focused on your goal. You need to exert effort. You need to know that if you choose to breastfeed you have to work hard. Not all woman are lucky enough to express milk right after their baby’s are delivered. Like me, I worked two weeks before any milk comes out of my breast. It was painful but I am determined to breastfeed my baby. All my efforts were all worth it.

I don’t criticize moms who did not breastfeed their baby but to me, it’s the most natural thing to do, so why not feed your baby.

I hope in the future, I will be able to help new moms on how to breastfeed and how not to give up on it.

Breastfeeding is the only way for me since I had my first bay. Back then I don’t even care what I wear as long as I can breastfeed him. Another thing about back then was I not yet that of an internet user. I am not yet exposed on things like slings, nursing tops and even chic maternity outfits. I wish I had discovered those cool mommy gadgets back then. Since I did not, I just make the most of it now.

I always thought that fashion and breastfeeding was like water and oil. They will not go well with each other. Then I discovered that I can actually make it work. First I discovered slings and then I saw nursing tops and from then on I became a designer of my own. I know how it feels when you have to feed the baby on public places, and tiring it could be specially when you have to put your clothes all together again. I am actually armed with more than fashion sense when I started designing my own nursing tops. I am armed with my experience with my two older kids. Yes, you can trust me on this one, that the tops I designed were made out of comfort and of course born with some style on it.

The tops I did were mostly from the clothes I used to wear, I just redesign and modified them to suit my babies demand. Most of them have a wide neckline or tops with buttons. I take great pride on what’s under it. These were spaghetti straps tops I had before and I have no use until now. I just cut them half and put some garters on it, and those became the foundation of my nursing tops. I only have 3 or 4 of these in neutral colors as so I can use them in every tops I fancy. I can be both now, chic and nursing..

This top is a tube that I seldom wear, but now it has transformed into a nursing top.

This top too, I seldom wear it because it has a low neckline, and now because of it having a low neckline, it benefits my nursing undergarments.

This is a dress I love so much, and I made it a point to include this on my redesigned list. Good thing that the dress has buttons on it, now I can wear it as much as I want.

This top, I bought for the mere purpose of turning it to a nursing top. Well you can see a lot of my picture wearing this as this one is my favorite nursing top.