A mother's own words can reflect the pain, frustration and anguish of breastfeeding grief. Here are some thoughts, from two mothers, in two different countries, who share the same pain. Wendy is from Montreal, Canada and Karen is from the United States of America. They have agreed to let me share their experiences with you. I see milk gush out of me and her mouth, my heartbeat increases by a thousand.
Mothers give up on breastfeeding even though they are well-read and motivated to breastfeed.
I prepared very well, and I failed miserably on both counts. The scenario that follows is repeated in many homes where a baby hasn't yet figured out how to breastfeed or where he finds it uncomfortable to do so. Each feeding was a cycle of trying to get my baby to latch-on, alternately frantic crying from my baby and comforting her to try again. Unfortunately, we just couldn't make it. From day one in the hospital, my daughter fought latching-on.