A lifesaver on my breastfeeding journey - Tracey
My one breast stopped making milk at four months, which could have been the end of my journey but La Leche League supported me to continue.
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- 4 days ago
- 4 min
A day in the life of a breastfeeding, working, travelling mom - Nicolize
What a day in the life looks like of a breastfeeding mom with a young baby who works a corporate job as a travelling sales representative.
- Aug 16
- 3 min
If I only knew of La Leche League at the beginning - Danni
If I had access to La Leche League it would've been so helpful for me as a new mom. I now encourage all my pregnant friends to join.
- Aug 9
- 1 min
All I could do was offer - Aamena
I don't know what made me do it but I offered my breast again and he instantly latched on and started sucking.
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Perseverance pays off - Renate
I prepared a lot for the birth but wasn’t worried about the breastfeeding as I thought I knew what I needed to do to successfully breastfeed
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
A rough and painful start - Rae
After two or three weeks of the worst pain I’ve ever felt, I realised that something was wrong...
- Aug 31, 2022
- 14 min
Breastfeeding my Hirschsprung’s Warrior
I had never heard of a condition known as Hirschsprung’s disease or congenital megacolon. This is what was suspected in Joshie's case.
- Jun 30, 2022
- 1 min
What to expect from a newborn - Katinka
Breastfeeding support has so many faces. The greatest supporters of breastfeeding mothers often don't need to know about breastfeeding.
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
The value of support - Anneri
I joined the local La Leche League meetings - for breastfeeding help throughout our journey and to make new friends.
- Jun 9, 2022
- 4 min
Ulin's painful start to her breastfeeding journey
Nursing during those first weeks was dreadful: a painful latch, friction on my C-section scar and then there was the mastitis.
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
Denise's breastfeeding journey the second time around
La Leche League Group Member Denise shares her story. I have been exclusively breastfeeding my baby for 14 weeks. This has been the most...
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
Dr Nisreen Sayed - A story of relactation
Hi, I’m Nisreen and this is Raphael. And this is our breastfeeding journey. It hasn’t been easy. I fell pregnant at 42 years old, two...
- Feb 23, 2022
- 7 min
The Breastmilk Glow! - Feeding Triplets
INTERVIEW WITH A MOTHER BREASTFEEDING TRIPLETS Today, I have Tanyaradzwa Rimayi on the phone. Tanyah first made contact with me through...
- Feb 15, 2022
- 4 min
It takes a village - Lindsay
Surrounding myself with a village of people who fully understood breastfeeding and were able to support me was critical to my success.
- Jan 18, 2022
- 4 min
Breastfeeding My Premature Baby – Johanna and Jakob’s Story
Jakob was born at 32 weeks per emergency caesarean, weighing only 1500 grams. I was desperate to give him the best I could.
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
Vulnerable Pretoria Baby Gets Skin-To-Skin - Anet
How Anet helped a vulnerable, premature baby with skin-to-skin that awakened the baby's instinct to suckle.
- Oct 25, 2020
- 4 min
My Relactation Story - Odette
From the minute we found out we were expecting another little miracle I decided I would do whatever it takes to breastfeed.
- Feb 18, 2019
- 8 min
A mother’s story from Cape Town - Gwynneth
I had many plans about how I was going to raise my baby. I was very much prone to following protocol; you do A, and B happens.
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