Before I had my first child, I had everything planned.
I would exclusively breastfeed.
Work with my baby beside me.
Make packed lunches.
Do the laundry myself.
Raise brilliant, healthy children.
Balance career and motherhood perfectly.
You know how they say you can’t have it all? That was not going to be me! 
I was going to do it ALL.
Then motherhood humbled me 
After my daughter arrived, I tried to be everything at once:
Full-time mother
Full-time caregiver
Homemaker
Future career woman
Exhausted human being running on zero sleep
And because I thought asking for help meant failure, I insisted on doing everything myself.
I was miserable.
What shocked me most was discovering that while society encourages mothers to breastfeed…many workplaces are unwilling to support breastfeeding mothers properly.
No crèches.
No flexibility.
At some point, I had to stop chasing perfection and focus on balance.
With my first daughter, I exclusively breastfed.
With my second, work pressures changed my experience completely.
By my third, I finally found what worked for ME: breastfeeding while working and expressing milk when away.
It was not easy. But it was possible.
Motherhood taught me something very important: You do not have to destroy yourself to be a good mother.
So to every mum trying to be ‘Superwoman’:
Please get help.
Rest.
Use the washing machine.
Accept support.
Stop trying to carry the entire world alone.
A happier mother raises healthier children too
And yes…Breastfeeding is still worth it 
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