Your Pregnancy

EASY does it!

While we all know that breastfeeding is the best start to your baby’s life, for many it’s not the easiest thing to get right – especially in the beginning.

As a result, many of us think of breastfeeding as a looming, intimidating goal.

But it needn’t be this way.

It stands to reason that you and Baby need time to get to know each other – the newborn is exploring a whole new world through his mouth.

You’re sharing an intimate part of your body, your breasts, with a little creature that shows no regard for your comfort, time schedule and inconvenience caused when he demands to be fed now!

All things considered, it’s not surprising that many of us give up in the first few days or weeks.

It’s not the shape or the size of your breasts and nipples that determines whether you will successfully breastfeed. It’s much more

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