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breastfeeding has been a journey for me. I struggled to breastfeed in the hospital, I never thought i’d be where am today with breastfeeding but i’m proud of how much progress my baby boy and I have made!

I didn’t have the greatest experience with lactation consultants in the hospital after delivery, I was a scared and worried first time mom. My son had trouble latching. I was worried about how little I was able to feed my baby on my own so I asked for the hospitals provided pump and was told no and that I would only be sabotaging my chance to ever breastfeed my baby. I was devastated and angry.

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I was determined to keep trying, I went out and bought nipple shields and tried and tried and tried again… but there was no progress, He didn’t seem to understand. My baby would get fussy and loud. I felt sad.. how can something that supposed to be so natural for women be so hard , I felt like I was missing out on that connection with my son. However it put a smile on my face I was still able to pump for him but in the back of my mind , I always wondered what that connection would’ve been like.

It wasn’t until My son turned two month old that he successfully latched! it was random and out of the blue. I wasn’t planning to keep trying but in this moment I did for whatever reason. I will never forget the feeling I had when he latched right away. It’s been almost 4 months since then and I am so proud of the both of us! I could’ve have done it without those late night pumping sessions and pumping on the go keeping up my supply! I hope this encourages at least one mother out there to not give up!

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Danielle Lynn

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