“Why is breastfeeding hard?”

Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Jane HBFW

But some search terms are heartbreaking and I wish I could reach out and hug the person searching the internet - things like “guilt over not being able to breastfeed,” “I don’t enjoy breastfeeding” and the title of this post - “Why is breastfeeding hard?” And that got me thinking. Why is it hard?

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Is Angelina Jolie breastfeeding the twins?

Posted on August 5th, 2008 by Jane HBFW

According to this quote in Hello! magazine, yes, she is:
How do you manage feed times with two babies?
Angelina: They are on the same schedule. They eat every three hours and I’m getting better at holding them both for breast-feeding at the same time, so that helps. Usually the other kids come in and hold them [...]

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