A milestone reached - baby Greta is now 1 month old and our shared breastfeeding journey is getting better and smoother day by day. We had a rough start - the birth itself (induced, vaginal birth at 40 weeks 2 days with no epidural or any painkillers) was amazing but I got traumatised by the feeding method I was forced to do by the hospital crew. 'Imagine your breast is a hamburger your baby wants to bite into' they said, and my baby's head was pushed onto my firmly gripped breasts again and again. My nipples were bleeding and bruised after only a day or two and I was scared of every feeding time... I started using a nipple shield, but the pain was still so bad I cried whenever the feeding started. My husband was telling me fo give her formula, which I refused and a lactation consultant mentioned to me after 2 weeks that I might not have enough milk... she also told me to take off the nipple shield. I got even more scared (Greta was gaining weight but very slowly) and as my nipples were almost healed, I took off the nipple shields, went cold turkey and never looked back. By this time I was aware of the Thompson method, we read the articles, a book and watched the videos together with my husband and were blown away by the information that was clear and sooo logical in them. So I started feeding Greta by this method and now there is no more crying, blood or panic. My milk is more than enough, and Greta gained 900 grams since her release from the hospital. Thank you for all the support and information, without this method and this group I would still be very lost and scared.