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[quote=Anonymous]I was fortunate in that my baby latched fine, gained weight, and I had a good supply.  I was unfortunate in that I contracted a massive infection from my episiotomy, had to have 3 rounds of repair surgery, and was on mega doses of prescription drugs for an entire year after my son's birth (more like 18 months, actually).

-no one could agree on whether or not the drugs were compatible with b-feeding
-I was pumping and dumping it all down the drain hoping to one day "return" to b-feeding, which meant someone else had to get up and feed the baby formula
-I wasn't getting enough sleep, so I was delaying my healing even more

Finally threw in the towel when my doctor took me by the shoulders and said IT IS TIME TO STOP.  Then he sent an in-home care nurse to my house to treat me how to give myself IV bags of broad-spectrum antibiotics.

I returned the rental pump, took Sudafed to dry up, put cabbage leaves in my bra, and couldn't have been happier.

Kid is 5 YO now.  He got some breastmilk at the start of his life.  For that I'm happy / satisfied.   [/quote]

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