breastfeeding

Yucky milk – Jessica’s story

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My daughter loved to breastfeed from the very start, no major problems besides a few clogged ducts every now and then. I became interested in pumping and saving my milk to allow my husband to feed her occasionally, or for car rides. No matter how sanitary and quickly I froze my milk, my daughter would [...]

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 [...]

Keeping strong – Emily’s story

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Breastfeeding started out a challenge for the two of us. Before my daughter’s birth, support for me breastfeeding was mixed, the negative comments made me want to prove everyone wrong. Even the supporters were saying there was no need to BF after six weeks, due to research, I knew better.
A month early, my daughter was [...]

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