The Misconceptions and Misunderstandings Surrounding Breastfeeding: A Call to End the Dismissal

Why the world is ignorant and we need to question it.

Sylvia Emokpae
Family Matters
Published in
8 min readDec 28, 2022

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The first thing I realized as I desperately breastfed my firstborn, was how little information I found about why I struggled. I felt alone.

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Sylvia Emokpae
Family Matters

Hustler by day, mother all the time. Inspired by normal life occurrences because, in hindsight, everything we do is interesting. Chocolate addict.