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Joys and Sorrows of Breastfeeding a baby with a cleft palate – Amanda and Ethan’s story

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I didn’t always know that I wanted to be a mom like some women. It took me awhile to warm up to the idea. I think I had a major fear of bringing a child into this world and “messing” it up; however, once I married my husband I knew that I wanted a baby. [...]

Breast-milk feeding a cleft palate baby – Jayne and Sienna’s story

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This article in a slightly abridged form first appeared in Nurture magazine’s Winter edition 2009. It’s taken a long time to write (4 + years!) and was hard to be honest, due to the emotions I experienced being unable to breastfeed my daughter the ‘traditional’ way. I hope this is of interest to someone, and [...]

Clefty Mummy – Expressing all the way! – Toni’s story

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My son was born with a cleft palate. He had no suction so couldn’t attach to the breast at all. We tried with a mouth plate and nipple shield, but nothing worked. So I expressed from day one. Firstly hand expressing with lovely midwives helping me to learn, then with a pump once the milk [...]