EXTRAORDINARY BREASTFEEDING STORIES
LES CONFIDENCES DE MARIE
For World Breastfeeding Week, we gave a voice to mothers with fascinating breastfeeding stories. For this first story, we had the chance to speak with Marie, whose breastfeeding journey powerfully and tenderly illustrates the patience and perseverance sometimes needed to nourish children, especially when the circumstances are as challenging as they are unusual!
A BREASTFEEDING JOURNEY WHERE NO STEP IS THE SAME
Marie tells us that her son was only two years old when she discovered she was expecting triplets. Having already breastfed her eldest, continuing this beautiful journey with her daughters seemed obvious. Before their birth, she scheduled a consultation with a lactation consultant to get guidance and explore her options.
At the hospital, Marie arrived fully prepared, including her breast pump. When her three daughters were born at seven and a half months, only one immediately accepted to nurse: “I had to feed her, weigh her to make sure she was gaining since she was premature, and then pump milk for the other two.”
For her other daughters, an uncommon setup was used: a small tube placed on Marie’s finger, connected to her expressed milk, allowing them to feed without causing nipple confusion.
BACK HOME: BREASTFEEDING STILL ON A FAST PACE
During her stay at the hospital, the pace was intense, with Marie’s partner staying home to care for their eldest. “I had to call the nurses for every feeding… in the middle of the night, it was amazing,” she says with irony. Returning home offered a bit more comfort and flexibility, but the pace remained “super intense” for Marie: “The time it took to feed, pump, and distribute the milk to the babies—it was almost time to start again,” she recalls.
Despite the fatigue, Marie maintained this exclusive breastfeeding routine for four months, alternating nursing her youngest, co-nursing her eldest, and pumping for her two daughters. “I finally stopped after seven months when I returned to work,” she concludes.
And what about you? Would you share your extraordinary breastfeeding stories with us?
Because every journey is unique, and every mom carries her own stories, challenges, and tender moments, your story is bound to be inspiring! Whether it’s through traditional breastfeeding, tandem nursing, or using a breast pump, all these memories deserve to be shared and celebrated. Remember, every story, big or small, has the power to reassure, comfort, or simply move others.move others.
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Written by Bertrand Lamy
@tajinebanane
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