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Nobody tells you about the neck before you start breastfeeding, and nursing shoulder pain is rarely on anyone’s list of things to prepare for. The handouts cover latch technique, feeding positions, supply concerns, and nipple care. Somehow the part where you spend up to eight hours a day hunched forward with your shoulders raised and your chin tucked toward your chest, developing the posture of someone who has been carrying a boulder for three weeks, doesn’t make the cut.<\/span><\/p>\n

Breastfeeding shoulder tension and breastfeeding neck pain are among the most common physical complaints in the postpartum period and among the least discussed. This is the blog that discusses it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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