breastfeeding

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. [...]

Breastfeeding “Peeper” – Whozat’s story

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For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a mother.
When I became pregnant at the age of thirty-nine, by in vitro fertilization using my partner “Shrike’s” eggs and anonymous donor sperm, one of the things I looked forward to most was breastfeeding.
It was something I’ve always found fascinating, so I’d done [...]

Two premmies and tongue-tie, one successfully breastfed – Sally’s story

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I always planned to breastfeed my babies, why wouldn’t I? It’s the most natural thing in the world. My plans went downhill when at 28 weeks my waters broke. My little boy was born at 30+1 weeks weighing just 1545 grams (3lb 6oz) He spent 6 weeks in the NICU before coming home, I was [...]

Perseverance is the key – Nicole’s story

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Throughout my pregnancy, I read a few books, went to my antenatal classes and even did a breastfeeding class. I thought about the possible need for me to have a caesarean, what pain relief I would use during labour, when exactly our little boy would arrive – but never once did I worry about breastfeeding. [...]

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 [...]

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