The Letdown Getdown

I imagined myself a sweetly flowing Naturally giving Highly uplifting Superhero breastfeeding mama bear But that was before my first cluster feeding, Nipple bleeding, sleepy latching pseudo biting session Damn this was going to be harder than I thought And no one mentioned how literally draining it would be Have you ever tried to fit A large hard milk spraying breast Into a teeny tiny mouth Without suffocating them? Well every mama that has tried before me deserves a medal Bear in mind that all of this is happening with lack of sleep Slowly healing of a third degree perineum tear Ravenous hunger, lack of time keeping and the sheer shock of it all Damn also no one reveals how painful an engorged breast or clogged duct will feel It feels like someone punched you on the inside of your breast Nursing was a letdown in so many ways but you just have to get down because the benefits are amazing You gotta let it flow This is the letdown getdown Let if flow Liquid gold Let it flow Liquid gold I got liquid gold Coming out of cracked nipples They said it'd be luxurious That I wouldn't feel no pain Said it would be natural to nurse but Felt like I was hit by a bus Milk oh Clogged oh Where's my supply? It's letdown getdown So getdown let that milk down Said getdown let that milk down Let if flow Liquid gold Let it flow Liquid gold So getdown let that milk down Said getdown let that milk down Netflix and milk this Clogged ducts and mastitis Latching needs a specialist What you know about Raynaud's syndrome That's when the blood doesn't flow To a spot in a your nipple oh Damn it hurts Fear the thrush Feel the rush It's letdown getdown So getdown let that milk down Said getdown let that milk down Let if flow Liquid gold Let it flow Liquid gold On a lighter note I can't count the amount of times I looked at my husband and his useless nipples With an anger that was swift and righteous How dare those nipples not work Speaking of work so you go back to work Find time to pump hoping that you will have a letdown when you need to And not while you're giving a presentation or on stage Also hoping your work will respect your pumping time and area You know what song lyric I now hate? Strong enough to bear the children then get back to business I love Beyonce but f**k Beyonce Nah Just playing but those lyrics hurt though It is not ok that a majority of women have to go back to work Because we do not have Paid Maternity Leave And if we have any, it is not enough and is not a leave Paid Maternity leave should be a right So mothers can heal, bond, grow, mature Have job security and go through whatever healing we have to go through Like postpartum depression, medical complications, and time to just breathe But no breastfeeding shaming allowed here, so let that guilting go There is a lot of misinformation out there and supply is tricky So whether milk comes from a breast or a bottle The love and nurture a mama gives to her little one is the real liquid gold Check in on your new mamas, send them encouraging messages and love Be gentle with yourself mamas and let the liquid gold of love flow to yourself as well So getdown let that love down Said getdown let that love down Let if flow (so getdown let that love down) Liquid gold (said getdown let that love down) Let if flow (so getdown let that love down) Liquid gold (said getdown let that love down) That's right you got this