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 [...]

Breastfeeding Liam – Jayne’s story

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Around this time, I spoke to the midwife on the phone who was conducting the follow up interview on the breastfeeding study in which I had participated. She was impressed that I had continued with breastfeeding after the white spot incident. To be honest, I came close to quitting, especially when my mother suggested it might be time to stop if it was causing that much pain, but I was so glad I persevered. At this point, my PND was improving thanks to medical treatment and I was beginning to enjoy parenting a lot more. I was determined to get to 12 months of breastfeeding, and by now felt confident I would.