I had my first daughter in 2015 & attempted BF’ing but due to being ill informed, I didn’t make it past a few weeks. I didn’t know about IBCLC’s, bad latches, tongue ties, etc. I thought it was just a matter of placing baby on the breast and WALLAH – they would feed. My second…
Ok so heres my story, its a long one so thanks for staying till the end! I am Lydia, Mother of 2, farmers wife, small business owner and photographer for the Australian Breastfeeding Project! My breastfeeding/mother journey started 6 years ago, I birthed my beautiful boy Hunter, breastfeeding started rough! Awake all through the night,…
My son Cooper was born the day before my 25th birthday. He was induced 2 days prior to due date, Christmas Day. I will never forget that feeling when he was put on my chest and I got to hold him for the first time. He looked like an alien yet so perfect. He latched…
Before I had Coen I knew I wanted to try breastfeeding, but was terrified of how hard it would be after hearing only negatives stories about nursing. I anticipated failing before I had even started and hoped I would maybe make it to 6 months of feeding. We are now 17 months into our journey…
It has taken me quite some time to find the right words to share my breastfeeding story. At one point in time I honestly believed my journey was over even before it began. My husband and I struggled for years with unexplained infertility. We had every test under the sun, changed our diets, took supplements…
