Julie hadn't been able to breastfeed her baby, so bottle-fed him formula instead.
Mothers need to be well nourished to give their babies a good start in life and be able to breastfeed.
It really was only because of these highly qualified midwives and the expert advice I received that I was able to breastfeed".
When Noor gave a birth to Khaled at home, she was able to breastfeed him, but with her poor diet her milk stopped after two months.
Online forums for new parents are peppered with anxious questions and moms who think they're monsters for not being able to breastfeed.
People told me about classes where they had been informed that a C-section was a terrible thing, that they wouldn't be able to breastfeed, that they wouldn't be able to bond with their babies, and I realised there are women out there who feel having a caesarean was their fault.
Plus I already feel terrible about everything – about working too hard, about not being able to breastfeed, about leaving my wife with too much responsibility – so the last thing I need is a deliberate barrage of guilt-trips from strangers whenever I venture online.
"If a woman had a hard delivery, if she was sick after, if the milk didn't come in or there was a nasty abscess, any health-related reasons might prevent them from being able to breastfeed," says Nora Doyle, a visiting lecturer of history at the University of North Carolina.
2: Women who adopt might be able to breastfeed their children.
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