By Clare
 I was pregnant with my second baby.
I did not know if the baby would be a boy or a girl.
I was one week overdue and HUGE.
The doctor preformed a late scan and the estimated weight of my baby
was about 4.3kgs. (10 pounds12 ounces).
I had a really quick labor. 2 hours and no pain relief,
completely natural.
I
had a BIG surprise when baby Kate weighed in at 5.1kgs. (11 pounds 2
ounces)
We had a rough start.
Kate was so hungry and the hospital kept pushing me to give her
formula.
But I really wanted to breastfeed.
I even expressed my milk into a teaspoon and tried to feed her like that.
After 2 days I was so tired.
All I wanted to do was give her a bottle of formula but my boyfriend really encouraged me to
breastfeed.
After our discharge Kate developed Cord flare and I developed
Mastitis, but we made it!
In my darkest days I found the most wonderful support from Breastfeeding.com.
Even though I'm in South Africa the ladies were most helpful.
Thank You Breastfeeding.com
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