breastfeeding

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 [...]

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 [...]

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