victoria kadey loved breastfeeding havingnursed her first son quinn until he was three. but when breastfeeding her second son hazen,she noticed something shocking. it was as if this lump suddenly appeared out of nowhere.and it was about a little bit over a centimetre, and it was hard like a pea, and my stomachjust sank. victoria was diagnosed with breast cancer and left wondering not only what thatmeant for her own health, but also for her son's emotional and physical wellbeing. heis nursed on demand at night, so it wasn't just the physical aspect of nutrition, ourwhole relationship was based on nursing. i had no idea what to do. i knew the baby washungry, he was waiting for me at home and i was just in a state. what she needed wasreliable breastfeeding information and how
this fit into her overall treatment plan,answers she found at sunnybrook's breastfeeding clinic, the largest in ontario. the clinic,for women who deliver at sunnybrook, provides a 24-hour helpline telephone service witha lactation consultant on call and is open every day of the week. beth nolson says it'sabout helping women reach their goals, as lactation consultants aim to support womenthrough all breastfeeding challenges and concerns, even in unique situations like victoria's.we know that support is huge to help women maintain breastfeeding longer term. if theyhit a challenge somewhere along the line and they don't have the support, their chancesof stopping earlier than they had originally planned are greater, for sure. and we knowthat if we can support the family to support
the mom and baby then their success ratesin terms of reaching their own goals are much greater. victoria was able to get the breastfeedinghelp she needed, and then underwent a grueling year of treatment. so having somebody supportme through that and just help me through that first week and two weeks to get everythinggoing was some of the best care i had through the whole treatment. with sunnyview, i'm monicamatys.
