My Baby Almost Died Because I Believed Bottle Feeding Would Harm Her
I nodded, hell-bent on not allowing something as bizarre as the tiny genetic anomaly of inverted nipples ruin bonding with my daughter through breastfeeding. At the end of the appointment, she added she’d, “make sure a lactation consultant” was present in the time after the birth. “Latching can be tricky,” she said. “One of the things not many people tell you.” I took some steps to try and fix the “problem,” including The Hoffman Technique and various suction devices to try and “train” the nipples forward....