After they made it out the NICU, their story may have calmed quite a bit. But rarely does a nursing journey go without any bumps. 

In the beginning, nursing was easy. Then this family came across a bit of a snag when mom went back to work. Learn what they figured out and what they do to fix the problem in this story.

From triple feeding to refusing to nurse, this mama fought hard to nurse her darling daughter. Read about how they made it to 18 months so far in the blog.

After concurring the growth curve, Kim had one more fear - teething. Learn about how she is handing teething either her daughter in this extended story.

When Alyssa gave birth to her beautiful daughter at 36 weeks she was determined to nurse as she did with her son. Even with a few unexpected curve balls, she pushed through to get their breastfeeding journey to the success it is today.

Jasmine's journey led her through the difficult prospect of pumping through college courses. She could have had quite the challenge but she was able to make the best of it with wonderful teachers and classmates. 

Erika and Genesis had some complications in the beginning with her inverted nipples, but she got the support she needed and kept on nursing. Read about their story here.

...Anyway, I do remember at the beginning sitting in bed, sore and tired in the middle of the night after Hubby brought her to me and just crying because it hurt so badly. That eventually got better and she started sleeping longer stretches which helped me heal a little more...

I wanted to breastfeed since I wanted to be a mama. I struggled with my first, and only breastfed a month despite working hard. The second time around, knowing this was our last kiddo, I was determined to fight harder and do everything in my power to make it work if it was possible...

When I first found out I was pregnant, I had no opinions on breastfeeding. I had never thought about how I would feed my child. I started reading pregnancy books and blogs and decided I would try to breastfeed after learning how beneficial it was for both baby and mother. I never expected to love it as much as I do! L and I have been EXTREMELY lucky in our journey so far. We have not had any production or latch issues, no tongue or lip ties, no mastitis or cracked nipples. I know we have been extremely fortunate in that respect!.....

Breastfeeding seemed like the most obvious choice when we decided how to feed our firstborn. Although I planned to pump and bottle feed for some meals after I returned to work, we wanted to establish a good breastfeeding relationship if at all possible. To be honest, most of it was laziness on my part - formula was expensive, and I didn't want to have one more thing to carry or prepare for. Breast was free, convenient, and had a lot of benefits for both of us...