Nora is my fourth baby and I have had loved breastfeeding
all of them. It is one of my favorite parts of having a newborn - they cuddle
up and all their problems are solved! Nora was born in an unplanned, unassisted
homebirth and I didn't get her latched until after our trip to the hospital and
her evaluation, but she latched on right away. She took to nursing like a champ
and we didn't have any problems. I pumped regularly, primarily to donate to the
Mother's Milk Bank of North Texas, but she rarely took a bottle and after a few
months just preferred to wait for me to return. When she was 12 months, she
went on a nursing strike. It was the first time any of my kids quit cold turkey
and it was painful, both physically and emotionally. I just kept
offering, and after a week she returned to nursing like she had never left. At
14 months she is still going strong, and it is still a special part of our time
together.
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