# @mumswhobuild on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNK4FahoAUB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76667048-mumswhobuild-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ed4efa35b7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-10T09:57:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The MOB: App + Slack Community (@mumswhobuild) — https://gondola.cc/mumswhobuild

## Caption

When my child was born six weeks early after a failed induction and an emergency c-section, life became complicated from day one. He was whisked away to ICU and then special care - no skin to skin and my first sight of him was a photo on my husband’s phone. 

When I was discharged, he didn’t get to come home with me. For weeks. 

Devastating. 

On top of that, I struggled with breastfeeding - my milk never fully came in. I did everything I was told: hot showers, looking at photos of him (because he wasn’t with me), expressing every two hours etc etc etc. 

Horrendous. 

The physical and emotional toll was huge, and it broke me in ways I didn’t expect. 💔

I don’t want any parent to feel that alone or unsupported.

To mark the end of #WorldBreastfeedingWeek we’re hosting a special Big Mum Meet-Up this Friday with lactation consultant and tongue tie expert Giulia, brought to us by the @askjoeynow team.

Join us at @cratewalthamstow this Friday, for a safe, welcoming talk hosted by the brilliant @omalley_katie founder of @alongwaytogoclub to get your breastfeeding questions answered, hear tips and advice, and connect with other mums who understand.

🗓 Friday 9.30-11am
📍 @cratewalthamstow 
🎟️ Free – just tell us you’re coming (link in bio)
🤝 Share this with a friend who could use some support

Our Big Mum Meet-Ups are your chance to carve out time every week to refuel, connect, and build community.

🚀 Join MOB+ our low cost 24/7 access to support and community for mums building businesses, careers and financial fitness 💪

#mumswhobuild #breastfeeding #lactation #mumsupportingmums #mumcommunity #walthamstow #eastlondon #eastlondonmums

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worldbreastfeedingweek, mumswhobuild, walthamstow, mumsupportingmums, mumcommunity, eastlondon, lactation, eastlondonmums, breastfeeding

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