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The Process of Healing from Infant Feeding Trauma, Guilt, and Shame: When You Wanted to Breastfeed, but Couldn’t

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My name is Sarah Edge, and I am a counsellor psychotherapist and mum of two. After my experience with breastfeeding trauma, guilt, and shame, and the associated decline in my mental health after the birth of my son, I was motivated to start my own practice specialising in postnatal mental health.  I suspect that most … Continue reading The Process of Healing from Infant Feeding Trauma, Guilt, and Shame: When You Wanted to Breastfeed, but Couldn’t

Our Close Call with Our Baby’s Life While Exclusively Breastfeeding Haunts Us

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Written By Ansley T. When my baby was 5 days old, I got a call from the pediatrician we chose before birth. As soon as I answered, she started speaking very fast and explained that Northside Hospital had notified her that one of our son’s Newborn Screening Test results had come back with an abnormal … Continue reading Our Close Call with Our Baby’s Life While Exclusively Breastfeeding Haunts Us

Sacrificing Your Mental Health Is Not Worth It To Exclusively Breastfeed

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Hopefully, my experiences will help another family avoid the psychological trauma that I endured while breastfeeding my daughter. This is what I learned: Sacrificing your mental health or your baby’s health (or both!) to exclusively breastfeed is not worth it.  Some breastfeeding advocates don’t see (or don’t want to see) the risks of exclusive breastfeeding … Continue reading Sacrificing Your Mental Health Is Not Worth It To Exclusively Breastfeed

FAQs Part 3: Do You Believe Exclusive Breastfeeding is a Good Goal to Promote?

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Written and Edited by Jody Segrave-Daly, RN, IBCLC, Lynnette Hafken, MA, IBCLC, and Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, MD Our goal is to respond to the many statements that have been made about the Fed is Best Foundation and to answer questions we receive about what the Foundation stands for. Unfortunately, our #FedIsBest phrase … Continue reading FAQs Part 3: Do You Believe Exclusive Breastfeeding is a Good Goal to Promote?