Another useful thing you can do is to join
a breastfeeding support group where you can meet other mothers who are breastfeeding to chat, share stories and compare notes.
I went to a weekly
breastfeeding support group where all of us just pretty much sat around a cried with our boobs out as we tried to feed out babies.
Check your local hospital and / or midwifery services to see if they have
breastfeeding support groups where you can do a weighted feeding with your baby.
Not exact matches
join a twin
support group,
where you will likely find many other mothers of multiples who are
breastfeeding or have
breastfed their twin babies
Many towns also have local
breastfeeding cafes and
support groups where you can go along with your baby, chat to other mums and get advice from a
breastfeeding expert.
I started going to mother - and - baby
groups, La Leche League meetings and other
breastfeeding support groups, sling - meets, anything really
where babies were, hoping to find like - minded mothers who shared our way of parenting.
This means hang around
breastfeeding moms — either friends of yours who have babies and are
breastfeeding, or if you don't know any then go to a
breastfeeding support group like La Leche League or at the hospital
where you plan to have your baby.
•
Breastfeeding support groups (see below) • The postnatal ward
where your baby was born.
And so with a
group it like singlizes everything about this
breastfeeding movement and you know people being happy and proud and empowered and
support each other, taking a stand and sort of taking it to the streets you know I mean this is
where I get a little very passionate about
breastfeeding in public because of the overall societal changes and impact it makes.
I'm also a certified lactation consultant and owner of the San Diego
Breastfeeding Centre, at The Boob Group where your online support group for all things related to b
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Most
breastfeeding support groups have scales
where you can weigh your baby, or if need be you can schedule an appointment with your pediatrician to have a weight check.
So whether it's a particular restaurant
where a lot of moms hang out and there's probably going to be
breastfeeding moms there then that might be a place
where you might be more comfortable, trying a
support group so that we can get a little practice before you're out on your own, say at a restaurantjust finding ways to find that comfort spot for you.
She will then invite you to join our private Facebook
support group where you can benefit from a huge network of local moms who provide
breastfeeding support, answering parenting questions and get together for playdates.
Well, looking at the 10 steps I failed at: — # 6 nothing other than breast milk (gave hungry baby formula b / c I was too tired and drugged up to nurse more than 5 minutes)-- # 7 rooming in (being tired and drugged up I actually wanted to sleep)-- # 9 no pacifiers (I would rather baby have the SIDS prevention and soothing that comes from sucking)-- # 4 initiate
breastfeeding within 30 minutes of birth (that C - section thing
where they sliced my guts open interfered with that timing)-- # 10 I was referred to the
support group but sure as hell didn't go (because I deemed healing at home from my surgery more important than being browbeaten about how I was feeding my baby).
After that, try
breastfeeding while attending your local
breastfeeding support group or other gathering
where there will be other
breastfeeding pairs.
As I always tell my online
breastfeeding support group,
breastfeeding has really made a big jump from
where it was 3 years ago.
SUNNY GAULT: one thing that I have had to that it is helpful to go to a
breastfeeding support group which is a little bit different than the actual classes that the hospitals offer simply because you do not know if you are going to need that afterwards and there is a lot that is going on right after you have your baby that trying to find a
group afterwards and
where is it located and
where do I park and simple things like that when you are carrying a newborn baby especially for those who are brand new moms, they have never been moms before can be overwhelming.
Depending on
where you live, you may be able to receive
support from a lactation professional for free through your hospital's lactation office, your local La Leche League
group, or a volunteer doula who also has training in
breastfeeding support.