Breastfeeding is something precious that is shared between a mother and her child, because in addition to feeding him breast milk, an intimate and exclusive moment is shared between them, in which they also strengthen their bond.
And although it is undoubtedly one of the most emotional parts of motherhood, it is also an experience in which all kinds of emotions and situations are lived. We share 11 illustrations that perfectly reflect the real, beautiful, difficult and funny of breastfeeding .
The day you meet your baby
THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF THIS ILLUSTRATION WILL BE DONATED TO HELP REFUGEES THROUGH SAVETHECHILDREN.ES This is an unpublished illustration of the “Mammasutra” book that will be released in April. It represents the family, instantly after the baby is born, in which we feel absolute happiness. The price is 5 euros and I will send you a copy by mail, in high quality so that you can print it in A3 size. From the reception of the order, you will receive the illustration in your mail in 24 hours. The illustration will be on sale until April 21 and a week later I will make public the collection that we get together and the donation. I leave you the link of the store in the BIO. Thank you so much @savethechildren_es #refugees #children #savethechildren #syria #refugees #help
We start with this illustration of Mammasutra, in which you give your baby to the breast for the first time after he is born , and they receive him full of love and happiness.
That first moment alone between you and your baby
The states of love #lactation, #moderbloguer, #maternity
Undoubtedly one of the great moments of breastfeeding is when you hold your baby in your arms while you look into his eyes, a meeting between the two, where it really is love in a liquid state , as illustrated by Moder Bloguer.
The first weeks after delivery
Today I want to remind all those impatient visitors that – Do not appear without warning. – Do not disturb while the baby is nursing. – Do not take the baby without permission. – Flowers DO NOT EAT Welcome Martina @sandramorera #mammasutra #illustration #digital #maternity #baby #lactation #visits #gifts #flowers #tuppers #food #humor #joke # vignette #blancoynegro
When you are still adjusting to the new life with your baby, and between breastfeeding, care and the thousand diaper changes a day, you do not have time for anything, so you appreciate the expressions of affection, but you would appreciate them even more if they were Visitors will arrive with tuppers full of food and do not interrupt while you breastfeed your baby , as indicated by Mammasutra.
Breastfeed at night and fall asleep with the tit out
#tocayaporalefavoretti #tocayamama #tetaytinta #webcomic #ilustration #historietaargentina #drawing #colecho #cosleeping #lactanciamaterna
If you breastfeed your baby and also practice co- sleeping, sleeping with a breast out is a matter of every night , sometimes it happens because that is how you fall asleep, as in this illustration by Ale Favoretti, and others because it is simply more practical to always leave it out to keep the baby feeding when he wakes up at night.
When you become an expert in “multitasking”
Yes, I survived #mammasutra #illustration #digital #maternity #pregnancy #partum #humor #children #children #babies # cartoon #joke #maternity #lactation #colecho #malamadre
One of Mom’s “superpowers” is being able to do almost everything with one hand, and when it comes to breastfeeding, sometimes we have to get a bit multitask , like in this cartoon from Mammasutra.
When your baby has a preference for one side
The times that it will have happened to me Santy fell asleep before taking the second one and I was more uneven … To whom else did it happen. . . #IllustratedMama #SerMamaEs #Maternity #children #maternal breastfeeding #lactation ## Sermama
Perhaps most of the time your baby drank from both sides, but on occasion he fell asleep or did not want to continue breastfeeding, so he left you with a small problem: uneven breasts , as in this cartoon from Mamá Ilustrada.
The day you spend more time than usual away from your child
Yes, I had a great time in Madrid, thank you. But being 18 hours away from my son is a very BIG and inexplicable feeling. #Breastfeeding
Although the body is very wise and is able to detect when the baby stops sucking so frequently, in order to self-regulate milk production, sometimes we will find ourselves like this illustration by Agustina Guerrero: away from our baby for longer than usual , which can cause our breasts to fill a little more than usual .
That moment when your child cannot decide on one side
Left or right #maternal breastfeeding #tocayaporalefavoretti #tocayamama #tetaytinta #illustratedmaternity #colecho #cosleeping #webcomic
As your child gets older, he also begins to show some of his preferences, and without a doubt one of them, is the breast he prefers, which can make breastfeeding instead of something calm, become a true act of contortionism .
When your child asks you to breastfeed his toys too
To his stuffed animals, to his playmobil, to the Lego Hulk … According to Minor, everyone cries and needs a tit, so … to breastfeed it has been said #trueverdadera #crianza #maternity #lactancia
There is an unwritten rule about breastfeeding (according to children, of course): “If you breastfeed us, you will also breastfeed our dolls and toys.” So be prepared to have several “children” waiting their turn , as in the illustration of Mom draws.
The unsolicited opinions you sometimes receive
#lactanciamaterna
#tocayaporalefavoretti #tocayamama #tetaytinta #webcomic #ilustration
Although we know that breastfeeding is the best for the baby, and that even the World Health Organization and the Spanish Association of Pediatrics recommend continuing it as long as possible, sometimes we can find unsolicited comments or advice, many of them based on on outdated myths or beliefs about breastfeeding , as illustrated by Ale Favoretti.
When you surround yourself with a tribe that supports you
The best trick to achieve a successful breastfeeding is to have support, with friends who have already had a positive experience (and are informed), have counselors, with breastfeeding groups. To raise a son or daughter you need a whole tribe, it is an African proverb that contains a universal truth, so in this society that has lost the concept of a tribe, it is important to find yours again. If the other day I thanked the prolactation doctors for the work they do, today I want to thank the lactation groups and lactation consultants. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for the beautiful and important work that you do. You get mothers to find their tribe, you save lactations that would otherwise be lost, you give advice, support and listen, (listening so important and so forgotten in many cases). Because you make moms and dads informed and sure of their convictions and their possibilities. Because you spend your life demolishing baseless myths over and over again, redoing with love and patience what others undo with one stroke of the pen. Because in many cases, you make that couple not feel alone, because sometimes they just need to know that they are doing well against what their environment says. That is why today I would like the groups and advisers who follow me to give you a little publicity in the comments and tell where you are from in case there is a lost or lost mother or father near you, I can see you as a beacon and go to you or you. And thanks to all of you who are virtually creating a small tribe around here. You are awesome. A kiss. #lactation #lactationadvisor #lactation support # parenting #tribi
And finally, in addition to the connection with our baby, something that breastfeeding can also give us is that tribe of women who support and advise us , accompanying us in this beautiful experience and helping us when we need it.
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