'Bachelor in Paradise' star Carly Waddell reveals why she took the hard decision to stop nursing her week-old son
'Bachelor in Paradise' star Carly Waddell and her husband, Evan Bass, had their second son only a week ago.
She recently got candid about the struggles that she had faced since the birth of the baby as well as her decision to stop nursing him, on social media. The 34-year-old mother-of-two said she had "all these hopes and dreams that postpartum would be easier this time. But I still ache. I’m healing. I’m tried."
Waddell posted a picture of herself in white postpartum underwear and held cabbage leaves over her breasts. She also shared that while recovering from giving birth, she had decided to switch her newborn, Charlie, to formula. She started her post by saying, "It’s been a week since Charlie was born, he is the greatest blessing and one of the greatest lessons for me as a mom."
After facing complications after her daughter's birth, that ended with her daughter on formula, Waddell seemed like she really wanted to nurse her son. "Bella was such a colicky newborn. She cried and cried for months. Threw up. Had gas pains. I breastfed for months because that’s what I was told was 'best.' When I changed Bella to formula, she was a new, happy little baby", she had written.
"I had hopes that Charlie would be different. But it just isn’t the case. I decided to stop breastfeeding and try him on the same formula Bella was on, and within a bottle or two, he was so happy. He stopped crying. He could relax. He could sleep. He smiled", she added.
"But the one huge thing I found this time is that I made a really hard decision within myself as a mom to listen to my gut about what was best for my child. And you know what... it worked. He is soooo happy and that is all that matters", she continued.
Waddell proceeded to thank her fans and followers for all their love and support.