Why Breastfeeding Grief and Trauma Matter: Pinter & Martin Why It Matters, Book 17

A startlingly large number of women who want to breastfeed have to stop before they are ready, leaving them feeling a range of negative emotions, including grief, anger, guilt, shame, and frustration.

They often blame themselves.

But in a society that places little value on breastfeeding and mothers' feelings, their painful stories are often swept under the carpet to the detriment of women's mental health and experience of new motherhood.