Lactation Consultant

I had heard that breastfeeding would be painful at first but never realized that the letting down of milk would actually sting a bit. When my milk eventually came in, my nipples would sting like they were having strong contractions. This caught me off guard but became the norm during feeding sessions. [...]

When my son was 2 months old, some friends brought over dinner. This welcomed gesture was a much needed distraction from the fact that I was nursing every two hours and my thrush infection made every suckle hurt like hell. As we scarfed down our food, my husband mentioned how amazing our lactation [...]

Before my son was born, I knew I wanted to breast feed but was clueless about what it would entail. I imagined that he would start suckling seconds after leaving the womb and off we’d go, feeding with ease. Reality had a different story that started with induction, 20 hours of labor, 2 hours [...]

One thing I wish I had known before I had my baby was that breastfeeding could be painful and challenging. I know this is not the case for some women. For me personally, I thought that breastfeeding would be a blissful bonding experience between my daughter and me. Instead, I suffered from boughts of thrush [...]