Breastfeeding Can Boost Body Image—At Least for Me!

Body image doesn’t have to be bumpy just because you are! Credit: Mrs. Flinger

The human bod is capable of amazing things. But I don’t think I fully appreciated what it could do before I had kids. But getting pregnant—and then breastfeeding—made my jaw drop at its abilities. I grew two human beings? And fed them both? It never stops being amazing.

Before my daughter was born, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I was determined to breastfeed come hell or high water, and my mind was made up that my body would cooperate. Luckily, despite the typical early breastfeeding trials and tribulations, we did it. She was a natural, so that made it easier. I knew I wanted to hit a year of breastfeeding, and because I’ve never been the type to think that breastfeeding is beneficial until 12 months and suddenly not beneficial at 12 months and 1 day, I continued nursing until we hit 14.5 months.

Continue reading how breastfeeding boosted my body image—and how I’m also glad to have my body back! —Erin