Ashley Iaconetti shares that she's not breastfeeding newborn son Dawson: 'My body needed a break'

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Ashley Iaconetti of Bachelor Nation took to Instagram on Wednesday to update fans on her motherhood journey.Along with a photo of her and husband Jared Haibon's newborn son Dawson she declared, 'I'm not breastfeeding.'After enduring what she called a 'rough' pregnancy, the reality TV star, 34, explained that 'my body needed a break.' Personal decision: Ashley Iaconetti of Bachelor Nation took to Instagram on Wednesday to update fans on her motherhood journey as she declared, 'I'm not breastfeeding'Ashley lookedbeautiful as she held a bottle to her nearly two-month-old son's mouth and smiled.'I know myself well enough to know that I’m a better mom and therefore Dawson is a happier baby because of this decision,' she added in her lengthy caption.

The former Bachelor contestant wore a white cable knit sweater as she cradled her baby, who was clad in a soft blue onesie.The new mom explained she made her decision not to breastfeed intuitively, before she gave birth: 'I had a gut feeling during my pregnancy that this would be best for us.' Baby news: The happy couple took to Instagram earlier this year to announce the birth of their sonShe elaborated, 'I knew that my body needed to be only mine again after a rough pregnancy.'Iaconetti explained that she understood her body's limits: 'It didn’t need to learn to do something new again.

Growing a human was enough for this year.'The post received over 144,000 likes from her 1.2 million followers on the photo-sharing app.'It was awesome how pretty much instantly after birth I felt “normal” again.