This mum's honest message about breastfeeding is inspiring

A new mum's recent Instagram post has been gaining quite a lot of attention, due to the honesty in her message with regards to breastfeeding. 

Heyona Cho gave birth to her adorable son just 10 days ago, and has already shared her thoughts on the "harsh realities" of breastfeeding. 

"The heartbreak you feel when your newborn cries and you don't have milk" reads the first line of the honest post, which is attached to an intimate picture of this new mum feeding her baby.

 

The feeling you get when your newborn cries for milk is hard to describe. The heartbreak you feel when your newborn cries and you don't have milk is even harder to describe. Nevermind that the nipples are cracked and sore, baby's cries sound like ringing alarms INside the brain and I'm desperate to do anything to alleviate his discomforts and meet his needs. When the night hits, I have to make a choice to supplement with formula or let him sleep hungry. Or more like wake up every hour, stress and fuss to calm his hungry cries, fight with my loving partner, and feel like a failure–shame. And still, which ever choice we make, nobody wins–shame. What the hell is in formula? Why does this stuff smell like rubber? Will my milk ever come in? Am I doing something wrong? Nobody ever told me. Nobody ever told me about the challenges of breastfeeding. This must be an unspoken reality for SO many new moms. I speak to myself and whoever may be struggling to feed their newborn. Feel no guilt or shame as you continue into your journey of motherhood. Some things we just cannot control, and so, we will make the best choices that we know how and we will have done it all with love in our hearts SO full that it cries out from our eyes. I love you. Bo. Ps. God is good and community is even better. Because milkmaids are a thing and I have sisters. Sisters with babies who love me and love my baby!! Community community community community. Sisterhood sisterhood sisterhood sisterhood. Mothers before me before her before her before her. Pps. Milk increases everyday and we have to supplement less and less each night

A photo posted by @redredmoon @vanbreaksdown (@heyonaaaa) on Nov 1, 2016 at 9:19am PDT

She continues describing the anguish of not being able to produce milk for her son, "never mind that the nipples are cracked and sore, baby's cries sound like ringing alarms inside my brain."

Heyona then asks herself some questions, that highlight the shame that is involved in not being able to breastfeed: "What the hell is in formula? Why does this stuff smell like rubber? Will my milk ever come in? Am I doing something wrong?"

 

A photo posted by @redredmoon @vanbreaksdown (@heyonaaaa) on Oct 13, 2016 at 9:49am PDT

Continuing on, Heyona has some advice for new mums that are struggling to feed their baby.

"Feel no guilt or shame as you continue into your journey of motherhood. Some things we just cannot control, and so, we will make the best choices that we know how" she writes. 

 

Bo Namu Cho Liengaard. Born 10/26/2016 2:42PM, Whidbey Island, WA. Coming out of a cloud of loving emotions and everything that is. Milk is flowing and my heart is so full, I can't stop smiling. Today marks a week and one day of our baby's life. Wow, what an incredible journey already. Thank you. SO so much.

A photo posted by @redredmoon @vanbreaksdown (@heyonaaaa) on Nov 3, 2016 at 1:24pm PDT

The post has been liked hundreds of times, and many mums have commented on the image, supporting this new mum in her struggle to breastfeed. 

"You and your baby are perfect. You radiate strength, beauty, and love and it's so spectacular to see" wrote one mum, and we cannot help but agree. 

 

A photo posted by @redredmoon @vanbreaksdown (@heyonaaaa) on Sep 12, 2016 at 2:31pm PDT

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