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Pressure is something that new mothers certainly don’t need, what they need are the facts, so that they can make informed decisions. I struggled to breastfeed both of my children at first, gave up with the first one at 6 months, but went on to feed my second child until her 2nd birthday. I felt that much of the information given to me by hospital staff who clearly hadn’t breastfed any children themselves was just wrong, for example: Breastfeeding doesn’t hurt if you’re doing it right. That’s just poo. Breasts are very sensitive things, and babies suck hard. Almost all breastfeeding mothers I know have experienced pain, bleeding nipples, mastitis, etc. It’s part of the process for most of us. Once your breasts toughen up, it stops being painful and starts being a pleasure, and a great way of being close to your baby. Saying that, I do have one friend who said it never hurt and who never had a cracked or bleeding nipple in her breastfeeding “career”.

My point is that once the facts are apparent, you can make your choice. But its worth at least trying, as you did, for your baby’s sake, unless you have a medical reason not to.