Anastasia Pittis' daughter, Xenia Verhagen, was born seemingly healthy in November 2015. As her now 7-month-old goes through treatment, Pittis finds comfort in breastfeeding her daughter. Doctors at a hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, discovered Xenia had hydrocephalus, or fluid on the brain, because of a brain tumor. Pittis told The Huffington Post that Xenia was flown to Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado, where doctors removed the brain tumor and drained the excess fluid in her brain. She shared her story with the Facebook page Breastfeeding Mama Talk and wrote about the important role nursing has played when it comes to bonding with Xenia.

Source: Huffington Post July 05, 2016 20:26 UTC