"I would see people passing the house and I would just daydream and think, ‘I wonder if they breastfed their baby? I wonder if they found it hard?’ And I was thinking that about people I didn’t even know."
"The idea of baby groups before I had a child was hell to me. Absolute hell… I realise now I've really eaten my words with that massively. The breastfeeding group that I go to—that's for me."
Hannah shares her emotional breastfeeding journey. Desperate for support, she attended a breastfeeding event just two weeks postpartum, where she met the Breastfeed Together group, which became her lifeline. Facing tongue tie issues, painful feeds, and pumping exhaustion, she credits the infant feeding team, for saving her journey.
Despite overwhelming pain and doubts, her determination kept her going. Hannah reflects on the importance of strong female support systems, the lack of preparation for breastfeeding, and how she underestimated the emotional toll of birth interventions.
00:00 Introduction to the Holding Time Podcast
00:41 Hannah's Breastfeeding Journey
02:40 Challenges and Solutions
06:00 Birth Experiences and Their Impact
09:45 Sharing Breastfeeding Plan with Family
12:22 The subject of Tongue Tie
20:25 Discusses Frustrations
23:29 Conclusion and Acknowledgements
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