The Milk Maid  We have had a lot of questions in the comments
and via email about why I pump instead of nurse my children.
I’ve tried to respond to them all, but it is probably easiest
just to explain it all here. So, after this, if you were to see
the current state of the floor of my car, there will be no
secrets between us!  After Dash was born, I found nursing to be
excruciatingly painful from the very first moment. I was sobbing
every time I tried to nurse, and still in pain even when not
nursing. When I say painful, I mean pain that makes you look
fondly on natural childbirth, because at least it is finite. My
husband, who has encouraged me through several natural
childbirths, begged me to stop nursing because he could not
stand to see me in such pain all the time. To be sure, a lot of
mothers experience some pain when they start nursing and there
are usually treatable reasons for such pain. Seeing a lactation
consultant as quickly as possible is my best advice. Nursing
around the clock for years seemed