Studies show that most mothers stop breastfeeding before they want to (usually before reaching 6 months.) The majority of mothers also experience unbearable nipple pain and increased tension and stress due to the forceful method of breastfeeding that is taught in hospitals and by lactation consultants. As a mother of two, I experienced terrible pain for both babies and had the hardest time learning how to nurse my first. It took 4 nurses, a lactation consultant, the visiting home nurse, and my sister for me to get it “right.” But even when the LC was telling my I was doing everything perfectly, I still had pain for months before it mostly went away.