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When breastfeeding pain challenges maternal expectations

My breasts are so engorged I can barely move and the lactation consultant just keeps saying 'it gets easier' but I'm starting to hate my own body

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical suffering in service of nurturing creates a fundamental tension between self-care and maternal duty.

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“Where Are You with Postpartum physical recovery?”

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