Erin Napierhas an encouraging message for all moms unable to breastfeed their babies.
“Just a little encouragement for you mamas who weren’t able to breastfeed, like me. Don’t let anyone make you feel less than or belittled because of it,” shewritesalongside a photo of herself bottle-feeding the newborn.
“Just watch as these little matchstick legs get chunky and strong,” the mom adds.
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Ben and Erinannounced their pregnancy news in April, telling PEOPLE at the timethat they found outin September while simultaneously filmingHome Townin Laurel, Mississippi, andtheir new show,Home Town Takeover, about 200 miles away in Wetumpka, Alabama.
For a decade, starting when she was 19, the designer suffered from bouts of severe stomach pain that would leave her bedridden for days. She saw countless specialists before an emergency exploratory surgery in 2014 finally revealed the cause:she had a perforated appendix.
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Her appendix had been bursting and healing repeatedly for years causing her organs to become wrapped in scar tissue and bound together. But even after doctors removed the tissue, she was told the damage done would make it unlikely she would be able to have children.
“I was very sad. And not knowing is always the biggest hurdle for me to overcome. I like to have proof. And we had no proof that I would be able to have kids,” she told PEOPLE in 2018.
source: people.com
