Marlann Flores On Breastfeeding: “It’s Complicated.”
Celebrity new mom Marlann Flores breaks down the complications of breastfeeding with a sweet encouragement.
There’s always been an argument between exclusive breastfeeding and formula feeding and with all the advice, sometimes, we forget how complicated an affair breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine is. In a candid post on her Instagram, celebrity new mom Marlann Flores, who recently welcomed her daughter with her husband Bryan Santos, breaks down the “real talk” about breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine.
“I didn’t realize how complicated breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine was going to be for me and the baby,” admitted Marlann. “I was so focused on preparing for labor and delivery that I overlooked learning more about breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine.”
Breastfeeding can be a harrowing affair
From being unable to produce milk to withstanding the pain of our baby’s learning to latch properly, we new moms can all agree that breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine is a stressful experience. We can all relate to Marlann; with bleeding and sore nipples, developing a tolerance for it and realizing the need to wean them later can discourage many of us. But these are pains many of us are willing to take. Or as Marlann says, “And all I can do as a mom is take it so that I can feed my baby.”
“Fed is best” — especially for moms who struggle with breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine, what matters most is that our baby eats. We won’t be able to live with the knowledge that our baby starves because many insist on exclusively breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine.
Marlann Flores: “Things will get better.”
Marlann added that babies may suffer a bit of weight loss but, she assures new moms that it’s part of the journey. “My baby was 7 lbs. 1 oz. at birth and dropped to 6 lbs. 5 oz. (which is normal, because exclusively breastfed babies lose weight in the hospital as your body establishes milk supply) but at 4 weeks she’s already 9 lbs. 7 oz.!”
The breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine journey can be long and hard. Sometimes, we might not even see any light in the proverbial tunnel. But Marlann assures that things do get better. With the help of a lactationLactationThe process by which a mother's body makes and releases breast milk. Frequent feeding or pumping, good hydration, rest, and support from a lactation consultant help maintain supply, and mothers consultant, Marlann is currently and exclusively breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine her daughter, Olivia.
“I want to encourage all the first-time moms out there that it will indeed get better,” Marlann shares. “Those first three days may possibly be brutal and you might question your decision in pursuing exclusive breastfeedingBreastfeedingFeeding a baby with milk from the mother's breast, recommended by health authorities as the sole food for about the first six months. It supports immunity and bonding, and Philippine, but do not fret! The reward will definitely be worth it.”
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