how do you measure breastfeeding success?

breastfeeding success or failure cannot be measured. let’s rethink this. i feel that your breastfeeding journey is your story and success or failure is not relevant. if you nursed your baby for 1 feeding or 2 weeks or 3 years, you breastfed your baby. it was successful however long it lasted. the end.

i successfully breastfed my first baby 12 months, my second baby 13 months and my third baby 15 months. it was a decision between me and my baby.

each of these moms in the video have their own breastfeeding success story and it is different with each child. so, do what feels right for you and your baby. only you can make that decision.

for encouragement, read alli’s story.

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more about grammie doula:

i offer in-person and virtual postpartum doula support in sw virginia and my clients call me “grammie doula”.  i have 25 years as a labor and delivery nurse and then 10 years as a birth photographer.

i am a mom to 3 grown children, 6 grandchildren and a baby in heaven. i live in a cabin in the woods with my gray-bearded husband and two pets that prefer his company over mine! ~laura