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How To Prepare For Supplementing When Breastfeeding Your Baby In The Hospital

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Mothers who experienced delayed onset of milk production or experienced low milk supply with their first baby often contact us for support to try breastfeeding again. They typically have anticipatory anxiety because they have lost trust in their lactation professionals and hospital staff and are unwilling to attempt breastfeeding again without supplementation. They want to … Continue reading How To Prepare For Supplementing When Breastfeeding Your Baby In The Hospital

I Supplemented My Baby Until My Milk Came In And We Are Still Breastfeeding At 3 Months

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My son will be three months old tomorrow, and I’m reflecting on our nursing journey with gratitude. I had infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss before having him, and (after two rounds of IVF and six embryo transfers), he was born at 35 weeks. So we had a lot working against us for successful breastfeeding, but … Continue reading I Supplemented My Baby Until My Milk Came In And We Are Still Breastfeeding At 3 Months

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