Hello! I’m Sheleen, and welcome to Little Milk Diaries, a place where I share my tips and tricks for breastfeeding.
As a mum of 3 beautiful children, I learnt the hard way, breastfeeding especially my first child. So here I am sharing with you my experiences. I want to be able to encourage and support you in the best way that I can as it is not an easy job when you are new to it.
How My Journey Began.
Before having children I studied and worked as a school teacher for children 11-18 in Art and Design and Design and Technology. I learnt so much about how to handle children, (it wasn’t easy) but it helped me plan and prepare for my children. After 7 years of teaching, I got married to a wonderful man and we had our first child. I wanted to take the time off work to embrace the early years of childhood for my little one.
After I gave birth to my daughter, I had a hard time. I had her through the forceps procedure and the afterbirth healing took a while but I was determined to breastfeed her. After experiencing cracked nipples, breast engorgement, low milk supply and a hungry baby, I became depressed and very anxious.
Although I had my family around there was no one who was breastfeeding or done so in years. There were support groups but they were miles away! The health visitor would come every 2 weeks for 45 mins so I didn’t get the support I needed. So I would watch videos, ask friends and deal with the pain.
After my first, I got an understanding of how to breastfeed. I then went on to tell my friends and family who started their breastfeeding journey.
What Did I Learn?
I learnt not to be afraid of breastfeeding and that it is a natural thing to do, our female bodies were made to do this. I learnt to be patient with the process and that making mistakes is okay. Having too much doubt can cause you to give up but even that little bit of hope will help. The main thing I got from this process is just to relax! After giving birth to my second baby and third baby I had a better birth experience because I learnt just to relax and let my body do the work, this is the same with breastfeeding.
What Will You Find on ‘Little Milk Diaries?
Here on this blog, I will share with you how I managed to breastfeed my children successfully, giving you tips, encouragement, and what to do in certain situations. I am not a health professional so please always consult your doctor for medical assistance, I’m just here to share my experience with you. We women have to look after each other, especially in the fast-paced world that we live in. Here are my little milk diaries to you my friend.
While I’m not blogging.
When I am not blogging I am doing art and design, I love to do draw and create cool illustrations! I hope to create some lovely products for you one day for example affirmation cards and an e-book. I love to express myself through art. Here are some of my designs that I have done in the past.
Get in Touch
Please do get in touch if you want to know more, you can fill in the contact form on the webpage or just send an email to [email protected] also you can sign up to my newsletter for more information. I will have some links for maternity products which I am affiliated with, I will get a small commission from any sale made which will have no additional cost to you.
Thanks for stopping by, let’s make every moment special.
