Being a new mom means sometimes feeling like a full-time milk carton. While it's totally a blessing to be able to breastfeed, it can feel super overwhelming and all-consuming at times.
Now, The Real host Jeannie Mai is opening up about her emotional experience as a new mom and battling the ups and downs of breastfeeding in a candid new Instagram post.
The Real is the one show that has my full attention every time it's on. I'm deeply invested in these women's lives, and I love following them on social media.
If you don't know, Jeannie and her hubby Jeezy welcomed their first child together in January, Monaco Mai-Jenkins.
Since Monaco's birth, Jeannie has been keeping it real with fans on her social media.
Sharing photos of herself pumping, the TV host wrote: "Hands down, it’s been the most difficult part of this entire mom journey. I already HEARD it was gonna be, but I never imagined this. For me, it’s was even more difficult than giving birth."
"I’ve never felt anything like that bond before, looking down at my body providing for this sweet face. I became obsessed."
"I STILL don’t make enough milk to feed my baby. I had to catch myself because it actually got to my mental, and things started to feel dark," she explained. "Comparing myself to other moms, frustrated from the ups and down of pumping an ounce one day, nothing the next..and this is ON TOP of all the anxiety this journey can bring."
"I have more respect for moms than ever in my life. And I have to remember me included. Hugs to every mom out there.."
Hugs to you too, Jeannie!
