Mother's Utopia

My first days were somehow nothing and everything I expected. I know it sounds crazy, but it happened. There are so many feelings that somehow magically wake up when a baby is born that you can't possibly know beforehand how it's going to be. That was what made me realize what I was meant to do. Before, I wasn't listening to my inner voice, got sidetracked and went to school for Economics.
Great question about Utopia. My Utopia happens everytime a mom, baby and dad reach that level of confidence that they don't need my Lactation Services anymore. Giving them back the confidence and certainty that breastfeeding is the best beginning for their new baby is priceless. I totally believe that parents nowadays are bombarded with doubts about their parenting skills, even from family members. As a result, their confidence is brought down and parental instincts distorted. Restoring their confidence and harmony with their inner voice and parenting skills is what made my Utopia tangible.

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I felt like a million bucks afterwards!

Posted bij Anastasia Cunningham

What struck me the most with my daughter's birth was how simple it was compared to my son's. Though I didn't plan it this way, I "walked in pushing," after laboring mostly in the car on the way to the hospital. I had planned a natural birth with a midwife, but being in an NYC hospital, I was nervous. I felt like a million bucks afterwards. I couldn't believe how calm and alert my daughter was. And I couldn't believe how easily breast feeding came to both of us.

It was all so surreal

Posted by Melissa Pearl

It was all so surreal. Within a few minutes of delivering my first daughter, I was completely overwhelmed. I hadn't yet held her, was still lying there waiting for my placenta to vacate and then she started crying. I began to wonder what I had gotten myself into? How would I care for her? What was I thinking with this whole motherhood thing? But then she was finally placed in my arms. And something inexplicable took over. So to shorten this long, rambling story, I was most taken by how much I could love this teeny tiny bundle. It's been seven years and I still well up thinking about that very moment when I first felt a love like no other.