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Susan's Breastfeeding Story

My 18 week old daughter has been exclusively breastfed from the beginning. We have had very little support from family as none of them experienced the joy it brings. I have been told on many occasions to switch to a bottle so I can get some sleep. The funny thing is, as soon as I brought Adrianna to bed with us so she can nurse on demand I started sleeping great. Un fortunately this solution doesn't sit well with the same people who want me to stop breastfeeding. I have a very supportive husband and helpful local LLL chapter who keep my confidence up. My baby weighs 15 lb., 7 oz. Obviously she is well nourished! I plan to allow her to self wean and am already hearing negative comments about this. I gave birth to this baby at home with a midwife and no one thought too much of it. It seems so surprising to us that breastfeeding is the issue that everyone argues about. Hopefully the return to the natural way to raise babies will stay around for my daughter's child rearing years.

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