Shawn Johnson Eastand her 3-month-old daughterDrew Hazelhave gotten a rhythm down when it comes to feedings, but it wasn’t an easy journey.
“It was a wrestling match every time,” says Johnson East, who was recently named the first-ever spokesperson forEnfamil. “I would be bawling, she would be bawling and screaming ’cause she was hungry, but she wouldn’t eat and she wouldn’t latch anymore.”
The new parents even called in reinforcements in the form of a lactation consultant — a decision that didn’t exactly go the way Johnson East and her former NFL player husband, 28, had hoped.
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Andrew (R) and Shawn Johnson East with daughter Drew.
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Eventually, Johnson East switched to a mix of pumping breast milk (“my body makes literally to the ounce what Drew needs,” she says) andEnfamil Enspire formula.
“When it comes to traveling and working and doing everything, it’s really hard to keep caught up, so I started doing at least two bottles a day that are half and half breast milk and formulaso I can save up breast milk inthe freezer and just keep things on rotation, give myself some freedom,” the retired professional gymnast explains.
Another big silver lining for East? He gets to play a much bigger part in his daughter’s mealtimes than he initially anticipated.
“Before Drew was born, I received a lot of advice from my close friends. They told me that I probably wouldn’t have a huge role in the first few months because Shawnwould be doing a lot of the feeding,” he says. “But since our situation required us to bottle-feed and supplement with Enspire, I’m playing an equal role. I also get to spend feeding time bonding with Drew, which I love.”
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source: people.com
