Planning with their midwife or OB before birth helped them have an action plan for breastfeeding immediately after delivery, as well as options to explore if breastfeeding was challenging due to common
breastfeeding issues like latch and supply or emotional issues like grief and trauma.
This has been a particularly difficult thing for Nell because she struggled with
breastfeeding issues like tongue - tie and thrush with her first two children and was determined that this time, with Dashel, the breastfeeding relationship would be different.
If you're looking for short, easy - to - follow articles about common
breastfeeding issues like plugged ducts, jaundice, or slow weight gain, Dr. Newman is a great resource.
This has been a particularly difficult thing for Nell because she struggled with
breastfeeding issues like tongue - tie and thrush with her first two children and was determined that this time, with Dash, the breastfeeding relationship would be different.
Not exact matches
Totally going to recommend this, and also I feel
like I have one less thing to worry about in case I have
issues with
breastfeeding.
Kelsey, you really might want to read some book
like «
Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives» mentioned above, or Meredith Small's «Our Babies, Ourselves», before deciding that extended nursing is a «control
issue».
But this is so rare, that it didn't really register on their radar as a major
issue to be dealt with,
like it is in North America where so few women meet their own
breastfeeding goals.
So no matter what you're planning for your birth and
breastfeeding, arm yourself with knowledge about all the other possibilities,
like how to have a successful
breastfeeding relationship after a c - section, exclusive pumping, tongue tie / latch
issues, boosting milk supply, and even formula feeding.
Then I'm okay with them having get before you know as long as they take
like a form of
breastfeeding class or you know she knows the lactation consultant or the peer counsellor if you're on the WIC program so that they'll know that just because you have the baby in your arms, you don't need to be using the pump you know right out the gate day one if there is no other
issues and you know involved.
Would
like to discuss feelings of anxiety, emotional
issues, concerns such as milk supply, pain, baby medical concerns, will impact
breastfeeding.
I struggled a lot with feeding my girl (she had no sucking reflex due to growth
issues in utero) and ended up
breastfeeding her but to be frank would have done anything -
like any mother would - to get her fed and growing.
Would
like to learn how to manage
breastfeeding if your baby is born premature or with other health
issues
Many women know
breastfeeding issues are common, but they don't always know they can see someone
like me for help.
Now,
breastfeeding feels
like it should (I know as I didn't have any
issues with my first child - who wasn't tongue tied) and my baby is even more content!
We had a few
issues with reflux but I managed to get to 6 months and I felt
like high fiving myself and then I stopped
breastfeeding for a number of reasons but I got to where I had stubbornly decided I needed to.
These problems whether physical
like mastis and trush, mental
like stress and sleep deprivation and other indirect
issues like lost wages from a job that is not conducive to
breastfeeding also COST society something.
So I asked them 17 questions on
issues like breastfeeding support, compliance with the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes, health claims on their packaging, free formula samples, audits of their marketing practices, the history of the boycott, chocolate and slave labour, sodium in processed foods and more...
It is important to note that your baby might have frequent spitting up
issues BUT if she is gaining weight, generally happy and
breastfeeding well then it might just be a plain old case of what I
like to call, «baby puke machine syndrome.»
ROCHELLE MCLEAN: It's not as common but it can sometimes, usually it's more
like I said related to latch and things
like that so typically you see that kind of behavior more at the beginning of
breastfeeding as you ruling out latch
issues and things
like that.
If you suspect there may be an
issue with dairy (
like a sensitivity to dairy in your diet while
breastfeeding or a family history of dairy allergies) then you may want to * just * introduce liver.
AFRICAN MOON: You know I had a mixture of the two so when my daughter was born we had a lot of
issues, initially getting her to latch and when I had my second child I had to work through all those things you know, so it made life a lot more easier but once he got older and he started getting heavier and he was a little bit more busy then I realized «wow I have two children» you know
like they are running and they are chasing me and now I'm supposed to actually sit down and
breastfeed like what the hey so that toke a little maneuvering.
My daughter is an independent, spirited toddler who
likes to cuddle only when she nurses and I'm a mama who has loved
breastfeeding from the beginning, even while working through supply
issues caused from getting my period five weeks post-partem (and every 3 1/2 -4 weeks since).
A «mother's intuition» is great (if you feel
like you have it), but it doesn't always solve
breastfeeding issues.
If you're feeling
like it's an
issue on your end, you may be wondering about some of the bad
breastfeeding habits that seriously hurt your baby.
Not every mom is going to have
breastfeeding problems or
issues, for some it just works
like clockwork.
Struggling with a latch
issue, a tongue tie, or an inadequate supply can make
breastfeeding seem
like a huge challenge, especially if the latter causes you to supplement.
You'll find articles about
breastfeeding basics
like positioning and latch, but also about various other
breastfeeding - related
issues that mothers may face as baby gets older.
First time round I hated weaning and it seemed
like a big deal (I think this was mainly because we had so many
issues with
breastfeeding that I wasn't keen to change it all up again.
Furthermore, if you feel
like your latch isn't solid or you suspect another
breastfeeding issue, reaching out to a lactation consultant is highly encouraged.
If your baby has experienced a traumatic birth, this can lead to further complications
like difficulty
breastfeeding or breathing
issues.
I find it odd that scare tactics
like this are acceptable and permitted to sell a kick counter but REAL health
issues like diabetes, infectious diseases, and other health complications are not permitted to be mentioned when promoting things
like breastfeeding and natural birthing.
It's often hard enough to cover
breastfeeding in the short amount of time given, let alone other
issues like baby care.
I will just quote Moxie's words that helped me most when I was in the midst of feeling
like crap and having sleep and
breastfeeding issues: You are the perfect mother for your children.Know that we all get it and you are not alone.
You may also have questions about your labor and delivery and about postpartum
issues like breastfeeding, birth control, exercise, sex, and work.
My experience of
breastfeeding started off with a multitude of problems, including latching
issues, low supply, having to be (what felt
like) permanently plugged into a breast pump, and eventually ending with (what turned out to be a necessity) supplementing with formula.
Just
like with any complications or unanticipated
issues with
breastfeeding, the solution to my overactive letdown was just to try different things.
Normally I don't diagnose a lot of
breastfeeding issues because I feel
like that's something that's tricky and also a little dicey to do when you're not in the same room as the persona with the problem.
A September 2013 Time article notes that women who worry about their
breastfeeding abilities (including
issues like proper latch and sufficient breast milk production) before their baby is born are more likely to switch to formula sooner than women who did not express similar concerns.
I also feel bad a lot
like my breasts are defective, and this experience hasn't helped some feelings of inadequacy I had about their size (I realize lots of small breasted women
breastfeed well and perhaps their size was not a factor in my lactation failure and in my case none of the LCs I saw mentioned an anatomic
issue but I can't help wondering).
When I got pregnant with my second son I made the determination to try harder and
breastfeed him, but the same
issues occured and I am not able to
breastfeed and I was feeling guilty again that I wasn't able to and felt
like somehow I was doing something wrong, but after reading this article I feel so much better and acutally know now that it really isn't something that I could have prevented from happening.
Helping new moms
breastfeed and work through difficulties
like returning to work, feeding
issues, and dealing with baby are key elements in this job.
stablish successful
breastfeeding practices plus overcoming specific
issues like a painful latch, low milk supply, slow weight gain, engorgement, oversupply, or clogged ducts.
It's an important health
issue, and if, by hosting directions
like these, I can increase the number of
breastfed infants in this country (and beyond), then I feel I'm doing a service.
My focus and training is in helping newborns and moms establish successful
breastfeeding practices plus overcoming specific
issues like a painful latch, low milk supply, slow weight gain, engorgement, oversupply, or clogged ducts.
On its face, the
issue of public
breastfeeding might seem
like a fight about what's best to feed a baby.
SUNNY GAULT: Yeah, that is a good point and I would say too that at least with Facebook groups, we can get pretty specific...
like, I am a part of a couple Facebook groups, they are very specific for my needs when it comes to
breastfeeding or pumping for my baby or a specific
issue I have had in the past.
And you know, people are always going to get up in arms and I really don't understand the whole
issue with
breastfeeding, with people thinking that
like pictures are you know grouse, and you can't do this!
I now, I was
like mean old Kristen coming up with these question, because anatomical
issues, through anatomical
issues that lead to an extremely poor or even no
breastfeeding relationship are extremely rare.
I'd surrounded myself with exclusively
breastfeeding moms but I also found online a little milk supply support group and oh my god it was just
like these are my people you know
like at that point in time so I think sometimes you know when you do have certain
issues it is really nice to be around the people that have the same
issues however I mean all of us have
issues with
breastfeeding so even being around the mommas who were able to just take out their boob and you know nurse right away were I was taking out a supplement nursing system you know.
Read: What to Eat During
Breastfeeding Many experiences
like seeing baby not ready to
breastfeed are not expected by new moms, so educating oneself before experiencing the
issue is better to solve the problems easily.