This archive report was first published on 6 August 2020.
As the world marks World Breastfeeding Week under the theme 'Supporting Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet,' Mac Otani, a media practitioner, shares his heart-wrenching experience with breastfeeding his baby girl while his ailing wife recovered from a life-threatening complication after delivery.
According to Otani, his wife was hospitalized due to a life-threatening complication of an infection after delivery, leaving their baby girl without breast milk for more than three weeks. Otani, who was determined to ensure his baby girl received breast milk, took on the responsibility of expressing milk from his wife at the hospital and manually expressing the dwindling milk himself.
Despite the challenges, Otani remained committed to breastfeeding, and with his wife's recovery, they slowly reintroduced their baby girl to breast milk. However, there has only been little milk, and they haven't gotten her back to exclusive breastfeeding yet.
Otani's story highlights the importance of breastfeeding and the challenges that come with it. He encourages men to come out and share their inspirational breastfeeding stories in the spirit of raising healthier babes and a better planet.
Follow Mac Otani's inspirational breastfeeding story on Twitter: @MacOtani
