One year of breastfeeding I did it! I breastfed my 3rd baby for a whole year! I feel so proud to be able to make this post. But to be honest, I’m not like the majority of mom’s when it comes to breastfeeding. I feel embarrassed to share this, but I didn’t love it. I am so glad to be at 1 year and looking forward to weaning. I see a lot of mamas sharing how much they love and enjoy breastfeeding, but for me, I did it for the sake of my baby because I truly believe that human milk is for human babies - and that’s what motivated me to continue on through this journey. If you can relate to me, I just want to cheer you on. You can do this! It didn’t help that I didn’t have a ton of support. Everyone around me would drop comments like, “too bad you’re breastfeeding, I can’t help you with the baby so you can get a break.” When my son was about 6 months old, people would say, “isn’t he too big to still be breastfeeding?” Or things like, “you should just give him a bottle and formula. It would be so much easier for you.” But two quotes that kept me going through all these negativity were: “Breastmilk. Never been recalled.” And “Breastfeeding is 90% determination and 10% milk.” Of course, I couldn’t have done it without The Thompson Method! The biggest support for me was the Facebook group. The admins were always so quick to respond and share resources to my questions and give peace to my doubts. Before my first baby was born, I did so much research on breastfeeding. I watched so many YouTube videos and even listened to all the ways the lactation consultants taught me. Nonetheless, I couldn’t latch my first baby and was pressured by my mom to give him formula in the hospital. He preferred bottles, so I pumped for 3 months before quitting. With my second baby, I thought I learned so much from my first. I did more research and watched even more videos. My second baby latched, but using all the wrong techniques (like nipple to nose), I quit due to nipple pain. I was so sore, tore up, bleeding, and in pain that I was literally in tears every time he latched. I cried the whole feed and said, “ow, ow, ow!” That I had to quit. My mental and physical health was going down the drain and fast! So finally, for my third baby, I decided to purchase The Thompson Method as a last ditch effort. I told myself that if I paid for a program and still couldn’t breastfeed, I would come to peace with it. Well let me tell you, it was worth every penny!!! I want to shout to the world and to every mama planning to breastfeed, do it The Thompson Method way! The education that I was provided was beyond anything I could have googled on the web or watched on YouTube. I justified it like this, “if my husband can slip $100 into a slot machine and risk losing it all, I can spend $100 on this breastfeeding program.” And also, “If I am willing to buy a $150 bassinet that my baby will only use for less than 6 months, I can spend $100 on this breastfeeding program that can help me feed naturally for a whole year.” And guess what? I have spent exactly $0 on formula because I was able to feed my baby my breastmilk, pain free and successfully! Like I said, truth be told, I didn’t love breastfeeding, but I definitely didn’t hate it. And I am so proud of us! We made it to one year! So for any mamas who can relate to me, it’s worth it! Keep going and one year will come before you know it. Thank you, Dr. Robyn and your team!