. Women with IGT don't have adequate mammary glands to produce enough milk for their babies, and, as in my case, their breasts can have an underdeveloped appearance
One nurse squeezed my nipple, and when it obediently produced golden drops of milk, declared that I had plenty. Once we were home, two different pediatricians tried to calm me down over the phone. One kept repeating a story about a baby who didn't poop for its first ten days of life and did just fine. The other, a man, dismissed my increasing anxiety and promised me my milk was just around the corner.
After days and nights of constant nursing, bottle-feeding formula, pumping, and plenty of weeping, I found someone who could interpret my story. A co-worker's mother was a lactation consultant, and she connected the dots immediately.And that's exactly what I did. I found a way to put my grief and anger aside and focus on actions that would allow me to sustain a nursing relationship with my baby.