Breastfeeding Stories - Cara

This is Cara and her little boy Finn. Cara is mum to three little ones and these are her words.

I feel so grateful to have been able to breastfeed our three kids. I love how natural it feels and that I am giving them the best start that I can in life. I fed our first girl until she was 2 years old and I felt ready to give up when she naturally weaned herself as I fell pregnant. I loved the bond between us while feeding her. Our 2nd girl I fed until 21 months. She is way more independent and one day just hopped off the boob to my surprise and that's it, done! 

Our 3rd little boy I am loving feeding. I adore the little eyes staring up at me and how I can comfort him at any time with a feed. My sisters have all breastfed so there was never any question for me but I do feel very privileged as I know for many, it's not quite so easy. I never had any difficulties feeding but I was helped along by a great lactation consultant on our first baby. I also met the most amazing breastfeeding group of 16 women 6 years ago at our local health centre. We are all still great pals and have an active whatsapp group where we share and ask all questions we need answered.  

The downside for me is, it is exhausting. As I write this, I am surviving on very little sleep and really feel depleted a lot of the time. However, I remind myself as best I can that this is just a stage, it won't last forever and I'll miss it when I look back in years to come. I know this is our last baby, so I'm trying to cherish it as much as I can and as much as my energy allows from day to day.