Carly Waddell Shows Vulnerable Photo Of Herself, Explains Reasons For Not Breastfeeding

'BIP' Alum Carly Waddell via Instagram

Without question, Bachelor in Paradise alum, Carly Waddell is a fan favorite. Carly met, fell in love and married Evan Bass who she met on the show. Evan already had three sons prior to marrying Carly, they added Bella to their crew in February 2018 and now last week they added their son, Charlie. While Carly had hoped her second postpartum experience would be easier, it is proving to be just the opposite.

Carly shares vulnerable post of herself

Carly took to Instagram Wednesday to share a vulnerable photo of herself. The photo shows Carly standing in hospital issued disposable panties used after giving birth. She is also holding cabbage leaves over her breasts and is looking very somber. In the lengthy caption, Carly explains her feelings and what is going on just one week after giving birth.

The post starts off with Carly saying how blessed she is and how Charlie is a great lesson to her as a mom.  She continues saying she had hopes for this postpartum experience to be easier than what she experienced with Bella. Carly said that is not the case. She said, “But I still ache. I’m healing. I’m tried.”

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Carly’s first postpartum experience

The first go around as a mom for Carly was also tough. She shared that Bella was a colicky baby and cried for many months struggling with gas pains, etc. Carly shared she breastfed Bella for months because that is what everyone told her was best. She finally stopped and gave formula to her daughter. She revealed that Bella was like a new baby.

Carly was hoping when Charlie came into the world things would be different. She said she has tried to breastfeed their new son and it just wasn’t going well. She decided to try the same formula Bella had used. Within a bottle or two he was also a happy baby. She said he had stopped crying. Charlie could relax and sleep. He also smiled.

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She says there is a stigma about breastfeeding

Carly went on into her post to say, “There is such a stigma about breastfeeding. If you don’t do it, you don’t care about your children’s health. You don’t love you kids enough. You’re being selfish. You just aren’t being a good enough mom. Honestly, I know my comments will prob be full of people telling me all sorts of things I could have/should have done to make it work for us.”

She continued on, “But the one huge thing I found this time is that I made a really hard decision within myself as a mom to listen to my gut about what was best for my child. And you know what…it worked. He is soooo happy and that is all that matters.”

Carly wraps up her post by saying again how beautiful and also painful the past week has been. She thanks fans for their support and loving comments. She concludes her post by saying, “#cabbageleavesforthewin.” It is always nice to see a fan fave be real with everyone and share their honest thoughts and opinions.

Congrats to Evan and Carly on their new baby.

 

 

 

Jamie Colclasure

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