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#Repost with @Repostlyapp @kathrinfelber It's #nationalbreastfeedingweek, so #teamtng are talking about breastfeeding. If you've been following my account for a while, you'll know that I'm a mum of three boys, and that I regularly post under #normalizebreastfeeding. I have been breastfeeding for six years altogether, and have been tandem feeding my younger two for the last 1 1/2 years. When my eldest was born, there was no question for me: I was determined that he would be breastfed exclusively. The beginning of our breastfeeding journey wasn't smooth. Getting my tiny baby to latch on and hold his latch proved difficult. There were several factors contributing to the issue: I had small and slightly inverted nipples, but large and engorged breasts. While we stayed in hospital, I had to use the buzzer at each feed to ask for help latching my boy on. My breasts had become public property, were on display, while we were struggling to establish something that I had expected to come naturally. A few days in, one of the midwives suggested that nipple shields might help with the feeds, and they did. I had to brush off disapproving looks from some nurses, but at last, I could feed my boy without needing help. We tried feeding without at each feed, and switched to the shields before he got too frustrated. It took three weeks before my baby was able to keep a latch without them. I am glad that I was well informed about the benefits of breastfeeding because that knowledge helped me persist. #foodnotrude #breastfeeding #naturaltermweaning #extendedbreastfeeding #dunssweden #strawberrymeerkatboutique #mamajewels #breastfeedingmama #nursingnecklace #xcommums #xcomtalk #cedricfrancis #dresskids_likekids #mycolourfulkids #matchymatchy #thenappygurus https://www.instagram.com/p/BzBXH5pFhtb/?igshid=c3ndcvwqy95v

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