Everyone meet Wendy! 1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your child: My breastfeeding story began long before my daughter was born or even conceived. When I was twenty-one, I discovered a lump in my left breast. At twenty-two, I underwent a core needle biopsy which revealed that I had a benign condition called Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia. I was told that this is just an overgrowth of normal tissue and is not pre-cancerous, but is rather rare in a solid mass … [Read more...]

Everyone Meet Heather!   1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:   I honestly wasn't sure if I wanted to would be able to breastfeed. Everything I had read seemed to stress the issues that people had with breastfeeding and I was nervous that it would be too painful or inconvenient. I know, self-centered of me but knowing I had to return to work at 6 weeks post partum, I didn’t know if I’d be able to make the commitment of … [Read more...]

Everyone Meet Christina (or Tina of TicoandTina.com) 1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children: I always knew I was going to breastfeed my children, but when I was pregnant with my first child I realized that I really felt rather gross about it. I don't think I had any weird body issues or anything, the thought of it just made me feel very odd - I didn't like the thought of how it would feel physically. But I figured that was just one of … [Read more...]