To all the new moms out there, Breast is good, fed is better, and a happy mother and baby is best. Breastfeeding has never been a pleasurable experience for me - in fact, it sucks. It hurts and its uncomfortable. You leak all day, your boobs get engorged, your milk ducts get clogged, and breastfeeding itself hurts. The pain I experienced wasn't caused by a latch issue - both my sons had a good latch and I breastfed successfully (at least according to 3 maternity doctors, a

I'm an exclusively pumping mom. And I am proud of it. I wasn't proud of it because I felt guilty that I should be breastfeeding, until I discovered the Sonata, which led to me producing a lot of milk, which then led me to becoming a milk donor for preemies in the NICU. I exclusively breastfed my first born, but complications with my second prevented me from breastfeeding him, so my other choice was to pump to provide him with the benefits of breastmilk. I originally used th

For those of you who know me, you'll know that breastfeeding didn't always come easy for me. I exclusively breastfed our first son until he was 8 months old, when he began to ween himself. Breastfeeding was always painful for me, and I never once found it to be enjoyable. I did it because I felt it was what was best for our son. And as a mom, love pushes us through challenges to do whatever we have to, to give our children the best we can. On advice from our doctor at th