Alice and The Mums Magazine Issue 17

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How I Stopped Breastfeeding WRITTEN BY HELEN MARSHALL Starting breastfeeding is a pretty daunting experience; if it’s your first baby that you’ve fed in

unhelpful things when all you really want is support. But, what about when you want to stop? I was

that way you don’t know if you’re doing it right, you

clueless, I just knew that I wanted it to be gentle, but

doubt yourself and then you wonder when you’ll start

I didn’t really know where to start, so, much like the

getting some time to yourself. Even if you love it,

rest of motherhood, I decided to wing it!

there’s always the sense of doubt hanging over, whether internal, or whether people suggest

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