Mum Opens Up About Her Struggle To Breastfeed In Instagram Post

A mother has opened up about the struggle she went through trying to breastfeed her twin girls. Elaina Bellis from California welcomed Quincy Kay and Rowe James last month and has spoken out about how she was unable to supply enough milk for them because of the way her birth went. She shared a photograph of her feeding her girls on Instagram and wrote: “Breastfeeding: I tried everything in my power to build a supply for my girls. “Pumping, lactation consultants, mothers milk tea/vitamins, formula wired to my nipples, up all hours of the night and having emotional breakdowns not understanding why my body couldn't build up any milk over the last month.”

Breastfeeding: I tried everything in my power to build a supply for my girls. Pumping, lactation consultants, mothers milk tea/vitamins, formula wired to my nipples, up all hours of the night and having emotional breakdowns not understanding why my body couldn't build up any milk over the last month. Due to the way my birth went and excess of fluids in my body and trauma, my breasts aren't able to supply even enough milk for one baby. I never thought I would have problems breastfeeding and realize now I did the absolute best I could do. I wanted to thank my friends who have supplied my girls with their milk @kikialamode and @kacej. I'm so lucky to have friends like you!!! I also feel like people don't talk about how hard breastfeeding can be and if you can BF you're incredibly lucky. I pump all day to be able to provide my girls with one ounce of my milk, and I've excepted that's the best I can do. All I can give them is my love and that's most important.

A photo posted by Elaina Bellis (@laylaygibson) on Apr 12, 2016 at 9:55am PDT

She explained that her two friends supplied milk for her new arrivals before adding that she doesn’t think people talk about how hard breastfeeding can be for some mothers. Her caption finished with: “I pump all day to be able to provide my girls with one ounce of my milk, and I've excepted that's the best I can do. All I can give them is my love and that's most important [sic].” Like a lot of people, we love how honest Elaina was in her post and it helps to show that everyone's experience is different. For more stories about breastfeeding, click here.