Breastfeeding doesn’t always go as well as it should, as was the case for new mom Kat Von D.
The tattoo artist/makeup mogul shared her personal story on Instagram, accompanied by an adorable photo of her son, Leafar, whom she shares with husband Rafael Reyes, a musician known by the stage name Leafar Seyer.
“During the first two days of Leafar’s life, his blood sugar count had been low, and as much as I had committed myself to strictly breastfeed, my milk hadn’t come in yet,” she writes in the candid post.
“The pediatrician suggested asking around to see if any friends might have a bit of extra milk they could donate — and if not, I’d have to consider supplementing with formula — something we personally did not want to do.”
At her wits’ end, the former “LA Ink” star called the midwife who delivered Leafar, hoping she would know another new mom who would be able to donate some extra breast milk — although it was “crucial to us” that the milk come from a woman “on a plant-based diet.”
