Danish Woolen Delight grew out of my desire to help other women overcome the problems that can arise with breastfeeding – problems that I learned could be prevented and corrected before a woman reached the point of utter frustration and agony, leading to a decision to quit. If you’re someone who really, really wanted to breastfeed, and yet problems overcame you, it can lead to a feeling of defeat and inadequacy.
I speak from personal experience. When my first child was born, I was a relatively new midwife, and thought I knew the basics of breastfeeding. Still, my daughter did not have a proper latch, help was not nearby, and before I knew it, breastfeeding became such a painful experience that I cried at times when she’d wake up to feed, knowing how excruciating it would be! This is from someone who gave birth to her without a single pain medication… To this day, I still say that I’d rather go through my labors back-to-back, than repeat the experience of my first month of breastfeeding. Sore infected nipples, inadequate milk supply, one problem leading to the next. I kept telling myself to “chalk it up” for experience, and my determination got me through. My dream of casually putting my daughter to my breast and painlessly feeding her, until her belly was filled and she slipped off into that blissful breastmilk slumber, did become a reality.
But through this I realized the enormous amount of energy it can take to turn around breastfeeding that had become problematic from the very start. Prevention is the best cure.
