When I decided that I wanted to breastfeed exclusively, I had no illusions that it was going to be easy because of my previous ‘experience’ with my son… the experience which lasted all of two weeks. This time around, I was armed and ready with lots of information and [rather expensive] tubes of nipple cream, […]
The benefits of breastfeeding and breastmilk donation in South Africa
When I had my son, I really struggled with breastfeeding, right from the beginning with our first latch. The nurses at the hospital tried to assist me but I found myself struggling whenever they weren’t around to help. When we got home, things didn’t improve. My breasts were painfully engorged and he was screaming from […]