In this episode, Ainslee shares her experience breastfeeding her 10 month old son, Arthur.  Ainslee was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum during her pregnancy (a condition that is characterised by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and dehydration).  This lead to on-going treatments throughout the pregnancy, including hospital stays.  Ainslee explains that going in to birth her biggest fear was not anything to do with birth, but whether she would have enough energy to produce breast milk for her baby.

After a challenging birth, Ainslee shares that it took some time to establish breastfeeding.  She faced quite a few challenges, including tongue and lip tie, changes in supply and mastitis.  

Despite this, Ainslee and Arthur are still breastfeeding today and Ainslee pumps so that Arthur can be bottle fed by her husband Cam while she is at work.

Thank you Ainslee for telling your story, it can't have been easy to share some of these memories. I'm so happy for you that you were able to breastfeed as you had planned and hoped, after facing such a challenging pregnancy and tough birth.