We Did It!

I'm so excited! Tonight was the first time I breastfed without the nipple shield. Woohoo! It has been a very hard month when it comes to breastfeeding. At the beginning Addison lost weight because she wouldn't eat. I was pumping and feeding her. So my doctor suggested the shield. She did tell me many people were against it because it's hard to ween them off it. But the moment she used it I was relieved. It was just so hard and I felt like a failure. The shield helped me feel a little less like a failure. I was told to keep doing skin on skin and trying without the shield. So I would try every day and she would just scream and scream. On Sunday we were at Motherhood and I went to feed her and realized I forgot the shield. I tried without it but it just ended with both of us in tears. Luckily they sold the shield there. This morning I tried and it was a no go. I almost wasn't going to try. It took some work but we did it! I know it doesn't mean from now on will be easy breezy but it felt so good and it's a start. I'm so proud of my baby girl!