(3/4) “A really positive part of my journey has been bonding with other moms over breastfeeding. Some of the lactation consultants at the hospital I became close with, because we had been seeing each other so often. They started using me as a sort of peer counselor for other moms who were going through similar experiences. So for about a year after he was born, every once in a while they would put me in touch with a mom who was struggling, and we would talk on the phone or exchange emails. That was so powerful for me, and also for them. I remember when I was going through it, hanging onto the hope in other people’s stories when I was going through my dark times of breastfeeding was so important. If I can pay that forward even a little bit, I want to.“

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