(3/3) “The best piece of advice I ever got: Don’t give up on your hardest day. It really resonated with me, because many days were my hardest day. It helped to think about only making changes on a day that was going well. If it is still something you want to do when it's going good, then do it. You know, part of me wants to say “Breastmilk is the best thing you can do for your baby, so it’s worth whatever you can do to make it happen” but that’s been said so many times, and at the end of the day, everyone just wants their baby to be happy and healthy, and you need to be happy and healthy too. I think a lot of parents have an idealistic vision when they are pregnant, and you want it to be such a beautiful, magical, and perfect thing. And the reality is, that in so many ways, it’s just not. So going easy on yourself and having an open mind is the best thing you can do.”

 #themilkstories #breastmilk#bottlefeeding #breastfeeding #fedisbest #fedwithlove #motherhood#honestmotherhood #momlife #love #children #postpartum #ashlantaylor

Ashlan Taylor - Birth and Newborn Photography, Portland Oregon - www.ashlantaylor.com