DevinGirl
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I’m a lactation specialist. I rent & sell breastpumps & accessories to new parents in a small store in a hospital here in Clearwater, Florida. It’s not a booming business & most of the time I can totally browse the internet & spend hours on Specktra. It’s good times. I’m in constant awe of women. Their strength, will, & sheer determination. I see mothers in all states of mind. I’ve had to console a sobbing lady or two in my 10 months of employment here at the Lactation Station – go head & laugh, it’s a silly name. Be grateful you don’t have to say it on a daily basis as you answer the phone! 
Just now I had one of those ‘awe’ moments. I just rented a pump to a 2nd time mother. Her baby girl is small for her age & about 1 month old. There was another mom in here trying on some nursing bras & her son who’s 10 weeks & huge for his size was wailing away. The two were talking about their babies’ ages, weights & such (as all new parents do). The nursing bra mommy asked pump-renting mommy if this was her 1st child. The pump-renting mom replied that it wasn’t. They had a boy before, but was delivered stillborn. He was perfectly time & was full-term & when she came to the hospital in labor they didn’t find a heartbeat. It was ruled as a ‘cord accident’. I mean they had already picked out a name & everything.
She had her baby girl roughly a year after. She’s an older mom & she said she’s stronger having dealt with her first son’s death & being an older mom. She feels like she can be wiser & better than she could have been when she was younger.
Then they both were joking about how immature they were when they were 23-25 with drinking, being foolish, & just how they couldn’t imagine being an effective mother when they were that age. They sort of sideways looked me. Which pissed me off, lol, but they don’t know that I’m a mother & how I came to be one. I couldn’t hold that against them, but…I got the tiniest bit steamed, lol. You can’t generalize just because you were a certain way when you were younger.
Anyway, back on track…this woman was casually saying these things & she didn’t hitch her voice, didn’t cry, & just was calm about it. Which to me was the epitome of bravery & being strong. Women are insane creatures. I don’t mean crazy, I just mean – incredible. We make people. We feed them (or are at least capable for the most part) with our own bodies. Even if she didn’t have another baby, & if she did crack for awhile & felt like she was dying inside – I’m still just so in awe.
I could never imagine the horror & the sadness that would accompany losing a child. My heart sincerely goes out to anyone that has gone through this. I was just so impressed with this lady. She just survived. Kept moving on & out of her strength (her husband’s, too) found the will to have another baby. They’re considering having another, too.
I dunno, I’m ranting – I just got inspired is all. Girls rock.
Just now I had one of those ‘awe’ moments. I just rented a pump to a 2nd time mother. Her baby girl is small for her age & about 1 month old. There was another mom in here trying on some nursing bras & her son who’s 10 weeks & huge for his size was wailing away. The two were talking about their babies’ ages, weights & such (as all new parents do). The nursing bra mommy asked pump-renting mommy if this was her 1st child. The pump-renting mom replied that it wasn’t. They had a boy before, but was delivered stillborn. He was perfectly time & was full-term & when she came to the hospital in labor they didn’t find a heartbeat. It was ruled as a ‘cord accident’. I mean they had already picked out a name & everything.
She had her baby girl roughly a year after. She’s an older mom & she said she’s stronger having dealt with her first son’s death & being an older mom. She feels like she can be wiser & better than she could have been when she was younger.
Then they both were joking about how immature they were when they were 23-25 with drinking, being foolish, & just how they couldn’t imagine being an effective mother when they were that age. They sort of sideways looked me. Which pissed me off, lol, but they don’t know that I’m a mother & how I came to be one. I couldn’t hold that against them, but…I got the tiniest bit steamed, lol. You can’t generalize just because you were a certain way when you were younger.
Anyway, back on track…this woman was casually saying these things & she didn’t hitch her voice, didn’t cry, & just was calm about it. Which to me was the epitome of bravery & being strong. Women are insane creatures. I don’t mean crazy, I just mean – incredible. We make people. We feed them (or are at least capable for the most part) with our own bodies. Even if she didn’t have another baby, & if she did crack for awhile & felt like she was dying inside – I’m still just so in awe.
I could never imagine the horror & the sadness that would accompany losing a child. My heart sincerely goes out to anyone that has gone through this. I was just so impressed with this lady. She just survived. Kept moving on & out of her strength (her husband’s, too) found the will to have another baby. They’re considering having another, too.
I dunno, I’m ranting – I just got inspired is all. Girls rock.
