Sarah Nicole Landry, who you might know as The Birds Papaya, has spent years working to normalize the whirlwind of emotions and experiences that we have as mothers. To her audience of 2.1 million followers, she’s advocated fiercely for women’s acceptance of our ever-changing bodies, opened up about her intense fear of giving birth, and spoken candidly about experiencing the baby blues.
After giving birth to her fourth child in January of 2021?baby Lemmie, who came more than a decade after her closest sibling?Sarah experienced motherhood all over again in a completely different stage of life. This also meant breastfeeding for the fourth time. “I?ve never had a baby that fed as much as this one,” she said in a caption on Instagram last August. “‘Touched out’ was my new way of life. In the early days, I cried a lot. Hormones, overwhelmedness. Not loving breastfeeding, not hating it either. Some days I give formula, it helps me manage and have support. Most days I love the convenience of breastfeeding and well, my baby is obsessed. So it?s pretty cute too.” Weaning after a year came with the rollercoaster of emotions so many breastfeeding people experience. To mark the milestone, Sarah turned to photographer Theresa Morphy to capture one of her last nursing sessions?and they shared some of the gorgeous shots with Today’s Parent. We’ve included Sarah’s touching sentiments about saying goodbye to breastfeeding.
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