Hi mama,
There’s a saying — don’t cry over spilled milk. But if you’re a new mum, especially one trying to pump, you know just how ridiculous that phrase sounds.
Because I did. I cried. Hard.
In the early days of pumping, my milk supply was never abundant. The most I ever managed to express was 50ml. And it took everything — patience, positioning, and every last ounce of energy I had left. I never had to warm it up, since Ollie preferred it room temp or even cool (a blessing in disguise, maybe?). So once I had it, I would carefully transfer that precious milk into the bottle and breathe a sigh of relief.
Until that one day.
I was overtired, distracted, and shaky from holding in too many emotions. While transferring the milk… I spilled some.
It wasn’t a huge dramatic mess. It was just a few drops at first, then more — pooling onto the kitchen bench, too fast for me to stop it. I froze. And then I cried. Not just because it was milk. But because of what it represented.
That 20ml on the counter?
It was time.
It was effort.
It was hope.
It was love.
And now it was gone.
It felt like my body had failed again. It felt unfair. It felt heavy. And in that moment, the milk was just the final drop in my emotional bucket.
But here’s what I wish I could go back and tell myself that day:
🧡 You didn’t fail.
🧡 You’re doing everything you can.
🧡 It’s okay to cry.
🧡 It’s okay to feel like that little puddle of milk was everything.
🧡 You’re not the only one who’s been there.
Motherhood is a series of tiny heartbreaks and enormous victories — often all tangled up in the same day.
If you’re in this season of life, just know: you’re not alone. And tools like the Baby Ollie “MilkBloom” Wearable Electric Breast Pump exist to help make things just a bit easier. Hands-free, quiet, and discreet — it’s made for the real, messy, beautiful moments of motherhood. Because we all deserve a little support.