Zoe discusses her varied breastfeeding experiences with her three children, highlighting the challenges and personal growth she underwent. With her first child, Reuben, she struggled with latch issues, weight concerns, and external pressures to supplement with formula. This led to a cycle of breastfeeding, pumping, and eventually dealing with thrush, which she found overwhelming. Despite these struggles, Reuben breastfed until about 14 months, though Zoe later felt guilty for stopping based on external opinions rather than her own judgment.
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“I’ve breastfed all three of mine, and I’ve had really different experiences, certainly with Reuben, my first little boy. Breastfeeding him was a real challenge. I thought he was latching fine, but I don’t know, in hindsight now, having breastfed two more babies, maybe he wasn’t actually latching perfectly. He seemed a very happy little baby and I was solely breastfeeding. We got into the swing of things but then there was a constant, oh he’s not meeting the growth charts and you know, he’s not putting on weight.”…read more