I think the hardest lesson I learned as a new mom was that breastfeeding, while natural, is not always easy.  With my first son I struggled for months with oversupply.  That combined with his shallow latch to say we had a rough start is an understatement. I worked hard at breastfeeding.  When he was 9 months old he and I both got a stomach virus, and shortly there after he had an awful … [Read more...]