What Is a Lactation Consultant?
After Just an Hour With a Lactation Consultant, I Became a Milk Machine — but It Wasn't Easy
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Whatever the worst version of yourself is, I was that. A complete wreck. I could get out of bed, but I had that hard-to-explain "new mom fog" where the world seems to spin out of control while simultaneously feeling like you're trapped in your own Groundhog Day. Diaper. Rinse. Repeat.
I shared all of this with the LC because I'm an open book when it comes to getting help, and she immediately told me about the connection between stress and milk output. I didn't feel stressed, but I was fixated on nursing and pumping and near obsessive with my output. I developed an intense crick in my neck from staring down at my flanges to see how much milk was coming out. She told me that as soon as I stopped that behaviour, I'd see an increase in output.