Broken leg and breastfeeding

Encouragement/Solidarity

Hey y'all, I really need some encouragement. I broke my leg earlier this week due to a sports injury and had to have extensive surgery. I'm finally home and with my family to start the long recovery process. Have to be non-weight bearing on my leg for at least 6 weeks then start the strengthening.

My LO is 7 months old and we had a tough start to our breastfeeding journey but it was going amazing the last 4 months. I have some family members wanting me to wear early because of this accident but my medical team all said that I don't need to wean and I'm young and healthy so it shouldn't impact my healing.

I can't breastfeed until I'm off opioids (hopefully only one more week of that) so I'm pumping on the meantime.

If you've ever gone through something like this or just have words of encouragement I could really use it right now. I love breastfeeding my LO but I'm also so overwhelmed and tired.

Posted Sep 11, 2025, 4:55 PM UTC

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