In this episode Jenni talks about breastfeeding her son Theo, who has just turned one.

After a peaceful home birth, breastfeeding started out well in the first 24 hours but Jenni found that over the next few days getting Theo to latch in a way that wasn’t painful became quite difficult.   She had help from her midwife, but ultimately found support in a breastfeeding peer support group.

Jenni also talks about using nipple shields (and the conflicting views she heard about them),  low supply, and feeding in public.  She mentions how she still loves feeding Theo and that often it is the only ‘still’ moment she gets with him seeing as he is now a busy one year old!

When it came to starting solids, Jenni and her husband Reuben chose to follow a book recommended by a friend.  She explains that she found having a single guide really valuable, both to justify their feeding choices to friends and family but also as a single point of info.

It was so interesting talking to Jenni.  During our talk I felt that although she had faced challenges, she had experienced a positive feeding journey.  She explained to me that it is easy to talk about it in a positive light now, because those hard days are in the past, but during those early days (particularly the first 6 weeks) breastfeeding was really tough and something she had to work hard at.

Thanks Jenni for sharing your story.