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Should Breastfeeding Hurt? – Cake Maternity Guest Post
Partnering with Cake Maternity last year helped me come to terms with my own pregnancy, parenting and post-c section journey. Connecting with this platform is one of my proudest writing achievements and I love having the opportunity to tackle subjects around motherhood and, importantly, breastfeeding. This month, I’m sharing another post I wrote in collaboration with Cake Maternity It’s a question I am asked frequently, even now: Should Breastfeeding Hurt? What To Expect At The Start First, it’s essential to understand that while some discomfort is common initially, breastfeeding shouldn’t be excruciating. If you find yourself wincing in pain every time your little one latches on, something might be amiss. During the first few…
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The 411 on Breastfeeding After a C-Section – Cake Maternity Guest Article
Partnering with Cake Maternity last year helped me come to terms with my own pregnancy, parenting and post-c section journey. Connecting with this platform is one of my proudest writing achievements and I love having the opportunity to tackle subjects around motherhood and, importantly, breastfeeding. This month, I’m sharing a post I wrote in collaboration with Cake Maternity back when my son was a newborn. Re-reading it aloud, the subject is still tender but the message is just as important, 20 months on. In February, I was rushed into theatre for an emergency c-section to birth my son following a twenty hour back-to-back labour. My gorgeous son, Jack, was born in a…



