Exclusive pumping: How to breastfeed without nursing
During my three-month maternity leave, I struggled to develop a successful nursing relationship with my son. Breastfeeding felt like the obvious choice, but before we even left the hospital, we were forced to supplement with formula when my son kept losing weight. After a difficult labour and an unplanned C-section, I felt like my body was failing me in the last way possible, depriving me of the ability to nourish my son.
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Breastfeeding and pumping: 8 tried and true tips
 I felt guilty about giving my son formula, knowing that my body produced the perfect food for my baby. I was determined to make it work. Over the next few weeks, while I was suffering from toe-curling nipple pain, swollen breasts and exhausting feeding and pumping sessions to boost my supply, my son was also having trouble taking in enough milk at the breast. His latch was fine and he had no visible tongue or lip tie, but at five weeks, one of the specialists I saw finally diagnosed the problem: oral motor difficulties?more specifically, weak jaw, tongue and cheek muscles. Try as he might, my son?s little muscles weren?t strong enough to nurse efficiently, which explained my engorgement and his frustration. For three weeks, I did the recommended at-home exercises to strengthe...
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