Breastfeeding Is Not A Moral Issue

This post was one of those not-easy-to-write posts. It’s a little scary to go there, and I am incredibly grateful to Erin from The Humbled Homemaker for allowing me to share this on her blog. I enjoy her blog greatly, and am excited to now be a regular contributor!

Breastfeeding Is Not A Moral Issue

It was six years ago, but if I close my eyes, it’s so real I’m almost there again.

I’m next to the crib, nursing a baby. Standing, nursing a baby. Standing because he won’t nurse normally. He’s three months old, and I try to nurse him and he thrashes, cries, pulls off, crosses his eyes, yanks back and forth like a shark or something.

He’s my first, and I thought he was crazy, like literally – had a mental issue. I thought he had autism. We all did, honestly. He wouldn’t look at you, cried constantly, didn’t respond to voices…

So this moment, this one by the crib, I’m standing there, sobbing, and I beg God. God, save this baby. I need you. I need you to show up.

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