March 2015 my husband and I welcomed our first beautiful daughter into the world. Throughout my pregnancy, during my nesting and planning phases, I was determined that I would breastfeed and that I wanted to use a cover. I didn’t have any pressure on me to make this decision, it’s just what I always knew I would be most comfortable doing. So I went ahead and purchased an apron style cover that I had seen a friend using.
Surprisingly, despite being a natural process, breastfeeding does not always feel natural in the beginning. When having my first daughter I was tired and exhausted. Despite being elated at looking her in the eyes for the first time I was worried about the first feed. Neither of us had done this before, it was a first encounter and both of us felt a little awkward. She had a natural desire to suck on something but did not know what she was aiming for and presumably did not know what she would get as a result. The first feed did not go so great, she kept popping off and her first instinct was to bite down when she thought she had it and let go when she didn’t get anything. This quickly became painful. The next thing was that my skin was not used to that kind of punishment, they dried and cracked, and became instantly painful every time she tried to eat.
As Playscape Creations’ Operations Manager, Lisa has more than 10 years’ experience in operations and change management spanning across retail, training, and engineering industries.
I help business owners get their lives back by using systems and software. I am the CRM and Marketing Automation Speciast.
