Award-winning media personality, businesswoman, and mum Relebogile Mabotja has opened up about her journey in breastfeeding, saying, “I missed out on giving my baby his first meal because of my delivery, and our feeds were disrupted while he was in NICU.”!
“I missed out on giving my baby his first meal because of my delivery and our feeds were disrupted while he was in NICU so I became besties with the pump early on. I am so blessed that I was in a position to rent the big strong one after the ones bought and received were not able to protect my supply and cater to the baby,” wrote Relebogile Mabotja.
Relebogile said that it has been beyond hard, and sometimes painful making sure the baby gets as much of her milk as possible.
“It has been beyond hard and sometimes painful making sure the baby gets as much of my milk as possible with long days on set. And I’ve wept on this watching the few drops add up to less than a feed meaning we have to top up with formula but I am still determined to push on with the help of my trusted friend,” said Relebogile Mabotja.
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Relebogile Mabotja said that she is still figuring a lot out, like how to cut her bras so that she can use them instead of buying for a hands-free experience.
“This is the part of this journey I didn’t ever see prior and have been experiencing. I am still figuring a lot out, like how to cut my bras so I can use them instead of buying for a hands-free experience And how to do breast care and massage engorged breasts while pumping,” said Relebogile Mabotja.
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In conclusion, she said: “I’m getting there. The journey continues…”
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