Sinead, a mother from Bradford, shares her emotional breastfeeding journey after an emergency C-section. Initially struggling with latching issues, she felt like she was failing despite extensive research. Encouraged by a lactation consultant, she joined a creative writing workshop to share her experience, despite feeling out of her depth. Through the workshop, she found solace in hearing other mothers’ varied birth and feeding stories. Sinead reflects on the lack of breastfeeding support in previous generations and how her mother learned alongside her. Her journey highlights the emotional and physical challenges new mothers face and the importance of shared experiences.
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My name’s Sinead, I’ve got one baby boy, he’s six months old now, I gave birth in Calderdale Royal Infirmary by Caesarean section , and I live in Bradford. I’m not really much of a creative writer, so I didn’t realise it was creative writing when I first signed up to it. So when I was sat there, I was like, oh, I’m not good at this, but I gave it a go. Good for you. The reason that I signed up was because I go to a weekly feeding clinic …read more