breastfeeding

Riding out the pain – Jessica’s story

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I knew when I was pregnant that I wanted to breastfeed, but was not worried about having to use formula if things didn’t work out.
Once my son was born, the midwife tried to latch him on the breast for his first feed and he did not co-operate. Being a first time mother, I just went [...]

Breastfeeding success after a breast reduction – Jessie’s story

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As a teen in 1992, I had my first child in a hospital in Pennsylvania. The RN assigned to help me with breastfeeding was a young man, about 25 years old. Needless to say, this was a ridiculous situation to put a 17 year old girl in. I had very large breasts and nipples, and [...]

Persevering – Leah’s story

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My mother breastfed each of us for around 2 years and my older sister breastfed her two boys also. It was just natural that I was going to do the same. During my pregnancy I did a lot of research into breastfeeding, and the more I did, the stronger I felt about it. I wanted [...]

Two boys, two different breastfeeding experiences – Patricia’s story

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Breastfeeding my kids is something I’ve aimed to do since I first found out I was pregnant.  My oldest son Benjamin and I had a great start in the hospital.  From the moment we arrived home, things changed.  Latching was an issue and it just didn’t seem like it was worth all of the pain [...]

Special: An interview with Heather Cushman-Dowdee (Hathor the Cowgoddess)

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Heather Cushman-Dowdee is a mother of four children aged 12, 8, 5 and 7 months who were/are all breastfed on demand. She is also the brilliant mind behind Hathor the Cowgoddess and has generously donated an autographed copy of her book of breastfeeding comics, The Milk Of Hathor for me to give away to one [...]

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