I realize (with tears coming on) how sad I still am (3 years later)
about my experience with breastfeeding (or rather with not breastfeeding).
In this last month, you're going to want to talk to other moms
about their experiences with breastfeeding (that'll be where you'll learn the most), go along to a breastfeeding class, check out what local breastfeeding support there is and read books and blogs and articles about breastfeeding.
-LSB-...] A few months ago I wrote a blog for The Badass Breastfeeder
about my experience with breastfeeding after sexual abuse.
Not exact matches
You and I have talked before
about how frustrated I am
with how my
breastfeeding experience turned out, but the information you've added here
about myths they tell you in the hospital makes it even worse.
Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to do
with breastfeeding, and since
breastfeeding is perceived by most pre-parenthood women to be a natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned behavior (on both mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something is wrong
with THEM and clam up
about it while quietly giving the baby the hospital - offered bottle along
with the bag of formula samples they give out «just in case» even if you explicitly tell them you're
breastfeeding (which was my
experience with my firstborn in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to birth my next two at home).
LEILANI WILDE: Thank you so much Cindy and the panelists for sharing your knowledge and
experience with us
about breastfeeding with large breasts and for our Boob Group club members our conversation will continue after the end of this show.
While I can share so many more stories
about women's
experiences breastfeeding a baby
with a tongue tie (and the improvements they had after they got their baby's ties revised) I thought it would be great to actually talk
with a professional who lasers tongue and lip ties on a daily basis.
Before I left our interview, I asked Dr. Johnston
about his own family's
experiences with breastfeeding.
I have spoken to the hospital staff
about my
experience and they are now working to keep babies
with their
breastfeeding mothers and ensuring they get the right support should they need to stay in the general hospital.
I think the medical community in general are not educated enough
about breastfeeding (OK, I am going to get a lot of flack from my Pediatrician friends for saying this) Its best to consult
with someone who has the knowledge or first hand
experience when it comes to something like
breastfeeding.
Being supportive, taking tasks away from mom, helping her sleep and deal
with the challenges and becoming a bonded dad
with baby will all help ensure that the baby has the advantages of being
breastfed and will help mom feel good
about her
experience.
While there is no cookie - cutter approach or check - list of To - Dos that will guarantee a satisfying
experience with breastfeeding, taking measures before baby arrives to learn
about breastfeeding and to line up -LSB-...]
And, it is important to remember that personal
experience with breastfeeding (or formula feeding) will often shape a person's beliefs
about feeding options.
You can read
about exercising and
breastfeeding here and my
experience with losing weight while
breastfeeding here.
She shared briefly in this rushed moment
with hundreds of people around us that she rarely talked
about her
breastfeeding experience when she knows so many women struggle in their own journeys.
A friend recently asked me
about my own
experiences with breastfeeding for natural pregnancy spacing.
Breastfeeding for Natural Pregnancy Spacing A friend recently asked me about my own experiences with breastfeeding for natural pregn
Breastfeeding for Natural Pregnancy Spacing A friend recently asked me
about my own
experiences with breastfeeding for natural pregn
breastfeeding for natural pregnancy spacing.
As much as some
experience breastfeeding as a deeply beautiful, calming, bonding moment
with their nursling, some find that pregnancy drastically alters their feelings
about breastfeeding.
Once my daughter came around (complete
with all the same support systems I enjoyed when I had her older brother), I had
about 17 months of nursing
experience under my belt, so
breastfeeding her was sort of like riding a bicycle.
Okay thank you so much Rochelle and Kristen and Christine for sharing your knowledge and
experience with us
about breastfeeding and the cause and treatments of nipple pain.
I should mention that I'm on Laura's book as well, which is super fun, but talking
about my
experience with using online support, and granted this was a couple more years ago, and it wasn't for
breastfeeding, it was for parenting.
If you're unsure how much breastmilk your baby needs, you can talk to your child's pediatrician or to your childcare provider
about their
experience with other
breastfed babies.
As
with any
breastfeeding concern, be sure to consult your doctor or IBCLC first, especially if you are
experiencing a fever or you are concerned
about your baby's health.
She / he is capable of teaching mothers
about breastfeeding and helping
with normal problems, but may or may not have the
experience or expertise to help
with difficult
breastfeeding problems.
These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate
with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision
about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and
breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth
experience.
To Cindy, who is wondering
about breastfeeding and why everyone makes it so scary... well, as a nurse
with 10 years of
experience with lactating mothers... and as a certified lactation educator since my first son was 1... I have to tell you that
breastfeeding is an amazing
experience!
When I created Midwest Mom & Wife, one of my many goals, was to share
with you my
experiences and passions
about: pregnancy, birth,
breastfeeding, babywearing, cloth diapering, co-sleeping, and attachment parenting.
One day Loveless scavenged the Internet for hours, looking for information
about Obama's
breastfeeding experience, which she said could be used to encourage mothers she works
with.
I'm an
experienced Registered Dietitian Nutritionist passionate
about providing nutrition education for the pregnant or
breastfeeding woman, help
with nutrition for colicky or fussy babies, and assistance
with initial food introduction.
I'm an
experienced Registered Dietitian Nutritionist passionate
about providing nutrition education for the pregnant or
breastfeeding woman, help
with nutrition for colicky or fussy babies,...
I blog
about our choices to babywear,
breastfeed, cloth diaper, co-sleep (bed share) and our
experiences with RIE and AP for our 15 month old daughter.
I also talk
about my
experiences with natural birth, home birth, VBAC,
breastfeeding, babywearing, and gentle parenting in general.
Before I started to
breastfeed, I read everything I could
about it so I have both personal
experience and knowledge of current research that I can share
with others
about how to do it and why.
A visit
with a lactation consultant may be warranted — he or she can help you decide if your supply is really low, if your baby is able to transfer milk, and how to go
about improving your
breastfeeding experience.
The facilitators talked
about the difficulties many women
experience with engorgement, painful nipples from poor attachment technique and stressed the importance of initial and ongoing help if difficulties arose
with breastfeeding.
After an amazing drug free delivery which I was honoured to attend, nothing could prepare us for her first
breastfeeding experience with the pain of cracked nipples, anxiety
about supply then a blocked duct (the severity of which both her GP & I missed), leading to mastitis and an abscess requiring surgery.
This free drop - in support group is for families currently
breastfeeding, bottle feeding, or are new or
experienced moms
with general questions
about their babies!
Breastfeeding La Leche League International is all about mothers helping mothers.Formed in 1956 bya small group of women who realized that breastfeeding was easier when they shared experiences with other mothers, it now has groups arou
Breastfeeding La Leche League International is all
about mothers helping mothers.Formed in 1956 bya small group of women who realized that
breastfeeding was easier when they shared experiences with other mothers, it now has groups arou
breastfeeding was easier when they shared
experiences with other mothers, it now has groups around the world.
In my work I see many gutsy women who have
experienced awful grief
about weaning early
with previous babies (often this is their third or fourth baby) but they are facing their fears of «failure» and giving
breastfeeding a go
with subsequent babies — and winning this time around!
When she told her doula (who she didn't end up needing at the birth)
about how much trouble she was having
breastfeeding, she told Boss that she had
experienced similar problems
with her first child, and ended up exclusively pumping her breast milk for two years.
Lehigh Valley
Breastfeeding Support Group of Easton Support, encouragement, empowerment, and lots of good conversation along
with free resources for all expectant, brand new,
experienced, and other mamas that want to learn more
about the awesome benefits of
Breastfeeding!
LEILANI WILDE: Thank you so much Rochelle, Kristen and Dawn for sharing your knowledge and
experience with us
about breastfeeding after a cesarean birth.
Well, thank you so much Allison and Lauren for sharing
with us today your
experience and your knowledge
about breastfeeding as a teenager.
If you are struggling
with breastfeeding after a difficult birth or some unpleasant
experiences in hospital and would like another way to try to initiate
breastfeeding, baby led latch and breast crawl are options which are open to you for
about the first 12 weeks after birth.
It is important to discuss
breastfeeding with a woman while she is pregnant, so that she knows
about the benefits to herself and her baby and is ready to persevere even if she is offered formula milk or
experiences problems at the beginning.
And looking back, I can see that when I allowed myself to accept the individual needs that Maya came into this world
with, to release my predisposed expectations of what my
breastfeeding experience should be, and to respond to her cues and to the unique challenges we faced together, I was blessed
with some of the clearest revelations I've received from God thus far
about Himself and
about parenthood.
After a terrible
breastfeeding experience with baby # 1, how to overcome fears and anxiety
about nursing baby # 2.
About 10 % of
breastfeeding mothers
experience nipple / breast pain (not associated
with breast redness or fever) that is often described as one or more of the following: «burning», «stabbing», «knife - like», «shooting»,» sharp».
Lastly, I thought you might enjoy connecting
with other moms online
about their
experiences breastfeeding beyond infancy.
The author, Rooja Sooben from the Centre for Learning Disability Studies at the University of Hertfordshire, says despite compelling evidence
about the health benefits of
breastfeeding, little is known
about the
experiences of mothers of infants
with Down's syndrome.