Little By Little

I had a scheduled c-section planned for later that week — everything was supposed to be calm, controlled, and predictable. But baby girl had other plans. Two days before the big day, my water broke on a Tuesday afternoon, and before I could even process what was happening, I was being rushed into an emergency c-section at 7pm. Everything happened so fast. The doctors and nurses moved quickly — I remember the bright lights, the urgency, and then… silence. It was over. But what

For almost six months, breastfeeding has been one of the biggest parts of my world. It’s been my constant — the early-morning cuddles, the late-night feeds, the sound of the pump humming in the background while the rest of the world sleeps. When I started, I didn’t realize how much feeding  would shape me — not just physically, but emotionally and mentally too. I thought it would be simple: you nurse, you bond, you keep going. But somewhere along the way, I learned that feedi