Not exact matches
So I just don't get the «too much pressure to breastfeed» when all around me are images of bottles, ads for formula telling me a happy feeding makes a happy
mom, bottlefeeding
moms,
moms and doctors and
nurses telling new
moms that formula is «just
as good» and «not to feel guilty», women getting «the look» for
nursing in public, or feeling weird about doing it (I sure did)-- to me, any pressure out there is NOT to breastfeed, or do it
as little
as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and
friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime...)
This was so interesting...
as a
nurse, I have found no matter what I tell
moms about sagging breasts and breastfeeding... they believe,
friends and other women's experiences instead.
For me, my
friends and fellow breastfeeding
moms, have been my support system
as I've
nursed my daughter and my husband has been my anchor during the late nights when the baby wasn't sleeping and only wanted to use me
as a pacifier.
My
mom friends and I were willing to buy anything that promised to make our lives easier — to make our babies sleep better, to make
nursing more comfortable, to make having a baby
as a constant sidekick a little less physically difficult.
Aimee:
As a new
mom I loved My Brest
Friend nursing pillow.
If you're having trouble making milk or don't feel like
nursing and / or pumping is going
as well
as it could, look for tips, ask a
mom friend, or speak with your doctor or a local lactation consultant.
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