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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 [...]

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 [...]

Difficult start – difficult end – still totally worth it! – Tanya’s story

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After difficulties establishing breastfeeding (drowsy jaundice baby, cracked nipples), I expressed for 7 weeks, when she finally attached properly. Introducing solids was stressful as she was in childcare and refused both solids and the bottle, and I wanted to go back to work at 6 months (not possible). She was not interested in solids until [...]

Challenges and triumphs – Angela’s story

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I had always wanted to breastfeed my baby, my mum breastfed, many other mothers I was in contact with breastfed and it seemed normal, natural and ‘right’ to me. Also having looked after my friend’s children who were all bottle fed, I knew how difficult, stressful and hassly it could be to bottle feed. After [...]

Fighting the odds, but ending up tandem nursing! – Kate’s story

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When I was pregnant with my first baby, I knew I would breastfeed. I HAD to. It was not a choice for me, I did not feel that ‘as long as she eats she’ll be fine.’ A lot of people felt this meant that I thought I was somehow better than them, which I did [...]

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