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Hi everyone! I just wanted to share my breastfeeding story with you as it is something I hold near and dear to my heart! When I was pregnant, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. The more I researched and talked to people, I started to realize that a lot of the women I talked to said their milk “dried up” after so long. I thought it must be something they’re doing, right? How does your milk dry up? Breastfeeding is supposed to be a God-given natural gift…or so I thought. My mind set changed from “I’m definitely going to breast feed no matter what!” to “I am going to try!” After giving birth, it came time to breastfeed for the first time! (Eek) I had read so much how the first latch comes so naturally- I was so nervous, excited, scared and much more. So I brought my sweet sweet Gracelyn up to my breast and waited for her to latch. I waited and waited and then waited some more. She didn’t latch. She barely opened her mouth! I was so confused and insecure but my nurses were awesome and

8 MONTHS I CANNOT FIND HER 8 MONTH STICKER. UGH... Height, Weight, & Head:  No stats until her doctor visit next month.   Clothes:   She was in 12 months but now she is moving towards 12-18 months, depending on the brand! My MIL and I keep saying how baby clothes should be in pounds not months!   Eating:   Our little one is still breastfeeding quite well. Over the weekend, we went turkey hunting (Well, daddy and papaw did the hunting!) and she had an interesting first night. She woke up every couple of hours which I am NOT used to as she sleeps through the night. Therefore we had a reverse cycle kind of night where she had my breasts practically empty by morning! Because of this, I never had to use my manual pump on the trip. After that night she slept like her normal self. She continues to sample different food and recently tried carrots and broccoli for the first time!    Sleeping:   Besides that weird night while camping, she sleeps like a rockstar. She i