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Breastfeeding Is Not a Choice, But a Priviledge
A Mom Shares Her Breastfeeding Story
By Penny Thomas
She smiled that wonderful doctor smile. You know the one, the one that says, "I've heard your story a million times and it's fixable. Don't worry."
"Ha!" I thought. "You cannot fix this, my nipples look like raisins on the top!" I showed her to even prove my hopelessness. She smiled again. "Penny, we can fix that."
"How?" I asked, thinking, "This ought to be good."
"Your son isn't latching on properly," she said. "All we need to do is get him to latch on the proper way and it's smooth sailing"
"Terrific! How are we supposed to re-train him?" I asked.
The doctor showed us how to get a proper latch. While he was on, I turned to her and said "OK, I know this isn't working. I'm not feeling a thing – no pain."
"You're not supposed to feel any pain," she said. "It should feel good!"
We ended the visit with me in tears – again – and a nice big tube of Bactroban to clear up my raisins and a renewed confidence that maybe, just maybe, I wasn't a failure.
At our one-month checkup, we were a completely different pair, my son and me. I was nursing confidently wherever and whenever I wanted. We had done it! We were experiencing breastfeeding bliss. The fact that my body was nurturing and helping this little man to grow was amazing. We had our evening nursing in the bathtub with the lights down low. I looked forward to this time every day. I enjoyed feeding him in the middle of the night. I was proud to show the world that I was a nursing mom.
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