Makes Milk with Emma Pickett: breastfeeding from the beginning to the end

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Alexandra's story - breastfeeding after reduction

Alexandra's story - breastfeeding after reduction24. Aug.1 Std. 05 Min.

This week’s guest is the inspiring Alexandra Baskerville, who is talking about breastfeeding after breast reduction surgery aged 19. Alexandra describes having very large breasts as a teen, choosing reduction surgery in 2010, and later becoming a mother at 34. Her daughter Connie’s birth was a home birth, and early feeding was complicated by Connie’s small size, slow weight gain, nipple pain, suspected tongue-tie, and the extra uncertainty of reduced milk-making capacity. An NHS lactation app...