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The Coalition brings together a collaborative team of breastfeeding advocates to network, share resources, accomplish projects, and provide breastfeeding education based on current research and best practice.

BREASTFEEDING STORIES

Breastfeeding Stories
STEFANIE
STEFANIE

I found myself searching for excitement but I was sedated and exhausted and sore. The nurses were pushing formula as an easy transition since I was dazed and our baby (girl!) was jaundiced. I consented because I was now in the blur of motherhood and was taking any advice anyone offered.

If it weren’t for my husband, who was adamant about breastfeeding, Teya would have been on formula from day 2. He kindly, but firmly, declined every offer for a bottle during our 5 day stay after she was born. 

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REBEKAH
REBEKAH

I saved enough milk for about 2 months when we found out that I would have to have my thyroid “killed” with radioactive iodine.  After taking this medication, breastfeeding would have to end so the radioactivity wouldn’t pass on to her through my milk.  At 8 months she was weaned onto formula and we had a horrible time with it.  For 4 excruciating weeks I couldn’t hold her at all because I was too radioactive for her to be near me.  It was a very difficult time for all of us.

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MISHELL
MISHELL

The day after the birth, I was exhausted and sore after 30 hours of labor, a hemorrhage, and tearing. My nipples were sore and I had a blister. In fact, by day three it was red and raw. My toes curled under, my belly cramped, and I cried whenever I nursed.

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ERIKA
ERIKA

During our stay at the hospital things seemed to flow easily. It was not until my nipples started to crack that I was concerned about breastfeeding and I had nobody to call for help. I was determined to breastfeed and continued to latch him on as often as I could trying to ignore the excruciating pain of cracked nipples and engorgement.

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“The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow.
But children grow up as I’ve learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep!
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.”
— Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

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