We’ve officially made it 6 months of exclusively breastfeeding. 🎉 No pumping, no bottles. Our birth wasn’t what I planned. Homebirth turned emergency c section for him being transverse. I didn’t get to hold him / nurse him for close to 3 hours after…despite that, he latched right away and my milk came in and he gained weight great. Very thankful for this. During pregnancy I took a local lactation class and in the hospital a lactation consultant gave some advice. I was taught the cross cradle method like most women are. That’s pretty much the only information they shared. Things were fine for awhile but he started having terrible gas pains around 6 weeks and I wanted to help him so badly. Thinking it had to do with feeding, I had another lactation consultant come to my house and she too taught the cross cradle, shove the breast in mouth method. She said he had a severe tongue tie that was affecting his latch and feeding. I was told he’d need a tongue tie revision to get a good latch. I stumbled upon The Thompson Method (thank the Lord!!! 🙌🏻) and gobbled up the information. Once we started practicing face symmetry and doing the rest and digest, his gastro issues resolved! I had been over feeding him from full breasts. No tongue tie revision and his latch is great! I had never once been told the importance of the rest and digest period, the importance of L R, R L feeding, or the importance of face symmetry. Had I not found The Thompson Method, we probably wouldn’t have the joy filled breastfeeding relationship that we have now. 🥺 I’m so thankful I get to nourish my baby the way I desire and I pray we can go another 1.5+ years. Thank you to all the moderators that answer questions. May you all be abundantly blessed. And thank you Dr. Robyn, to your dedication to helping breastfeeding moms. 🫶🏻 Pay it forward ladies! Tell everyone you know about The Thompson Method so they can have a successful journey. 🤍 I’ve shared with so many mamas and will continue to! (Photo from when he was a 4 week old peanut before I knew about The Thompson Method. He’s now a 6 month old 20+ pound healthy boy.)