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My two preemies – Anjii’s story

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My first son was born 5 weeks early, after my water broke spontaneously, and weighed in at 5 lbs 6 oz. After a night in the NICU for observation, they let him room in with me for the second night. We were still waiting for my milk to come in, but meanwhile, I thought we [...]

Flat Nipples, Shields, Pumping . . . Success! – Cristina’s Story

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Being a formula-fed baby myself, and suffering years of horrible environmental allergies, I was convinced that I would breastfeed my first child no. matter.what. Even if it only gave her a fighting chance to not suffer from the allergies, I was willing to do whatever it took to successfully breastfeed, and spent hours reading books [...]

A tale of two kiddies – Stephanie’s story

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I always knew that I would breast feed my children. My mom was a big advocate of breast feeding and it really seemed like the only option to me. I really had no idea that things would end up being as difficult as they were. My daughter was born 9 and a half weeks early, [...]

Me & My Bum Boob – Cindy’s story

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When I was in college, at the ripe old age of 20, I found a lump in my right breast. I remember making the call to my ob/gyn for an appointment and the fact that they wanted to see me immediately only added to my terror. Removal was recommended, and I turned out to be [...]

My breastfeeding journey – Loralyn’s story

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When I was pregnant with my 1st daughter someone asked me if I was going to breast or bottle feed and I remember thinking “What a dumb question! Of course I am going to breastfeed!” The thought of bottle feeding never even crossed my mind. My sister and I were breast fed. My mother even [...]

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