We don't have to shy away from our passions, from our activism and from our beliefs because someone else had a negative or
challenging experience breastfeeding.
Not exact matches
When I
breastfed my first child, Ella, it was a
challenging but deeply rewarding
experience.
What
challenges are they facing, and how are they overcoming them to have the best
breastfeeding experience possible?
Name: Crystal Lives in: Jersey City, New Jersey
Breastfeeding experience: Stressful, disappointing, and upsetting Main
challenges: Lactation failure; took time to diagnose the problem; felt shamed by lactation consultants
Breastfed for: Tried for 5 weeks before finally giving up
Breastfeeding can be
challenging, and for some women, more of a trial than their labor and birth
experience.
Sometimes, our birth
experience or our new dance partner brings
challenges that make
breastfeeding much more difficult.
I also happen to understand a mother's desire to
breastfeed because I'm a father of two beautiful children and my wife
experienced her own
challenges with
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.
Figuring out how to tell if you're bad at
breastfeeding is something that no mom anticipates dealing with before she has a baby, but amid all the guilt and
challenges, it's not uncommon to find yourself
experiencing that kind of doubt.
I hope this blog helps any
breastfeeding mother seeking out information and others»
experiences with tongue - tie, labial frenulum (lip - ties), laser frenulectomies, and all the
challenges and hiccups that come along with them.
TLB: What was the most
challenging experience you faced in your own
breastfeeding journey and how did you get through?
Not overly so, as I know each
breastfeeding experience is different but there was no doubt in my mind that I'd be
breastfeeding and that if there were any
challenges we'd be able to work through them with our incredible support system.
She has nearly two decades of
experience working with lactating mothers, has sat for the international lactation consultant exam twice, and has fewer greater joys than encouraging mothers, advocating for their rights, and working through
challenges in effort to optimize the
breastfeeding couples
experience.
Here's what she has to say... You might
experience a change in milk supply during pregnancy We asked Tayè if she's overcome any
challenges breastfeeding while pregnant, -LSB-...]
As a mama who's
experienced nursing a baby with latch
challenges, posterior tongue - tie and upper lip tie, and food sensitivities, I have a personal and professional understanding of the concerns, emotions, and support necessary to overcome
breastfeeding challenges.
I wrote a four part series about losing weight while
breastfeeding, including how to find out how many calories you burn while
breastfeeding,
challenges that
breastfeeding moms face while losing, exercising while
breastfeeding, and my
experience losing weight on Weight Watchers.
Of course, extended
breastfeeding is not without
challenges but being prepared to meet these
challenges will make the
experience all the more beneficial for both you and your child.
Experiencing breastfeeding challenges?
But then I also feel that another common
challenge I
experience was just figuring out what goals were important to me and my
breastfeeding relationship that I wanted to hold onto and persevere through and then what things were not as important as I originally thought that they would be such as having a full supply so... yeah.
Today we're talking about what it means to be an athlete and the changes or
challenges you may
experience while
breastfeeding and breast pumping.
So I have
experienced pretty much all of the
breastfeeding challenges that you can
experience between the three of them.
Breastfeeding can be
challenging for both new and
experienced moms.
She is now proud to say she's the mother of three
breastfed children, however, all of those
experiences have not come easily and have been wrought with
challenges — and joys!
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.
Name: Priya Lives in: Rutherford, New Jersey
Breastfeeding experience: Tough at first, then got easier Main
challenges: Pain, low supply, baby started to prefer bottle
Breastfed for: 12 months
Breastfeeding during my pregnancy was the most
challenging experience.
With a background in Anthropology and an ear for the unspoken, she particularly enjoys counselling mothers with empathy and humor through the
challenging experiences of mothering through
breastfeeding in American culture.
Through professional
experience with hospital births, home births, doula births, and her own children's births, Chrissy has a solid knowledge base for helping families through the benefits and
challenges of
breastfeeding through all stages of infancy.
Her own
challenges with
breastfeeding her son and the help she received from a La Leche league member, motivates her to help other mothers who are
experiencing breastfeeding issues.
Breastfeeding can be both a rewarding and
challenging experience for many Houston moms.
Breastfeeding multiples is definitely a
challenge, but if you are prepared it can be a wonderful
experience for both you and your babies.
Even though I had
experienced breastfeeding two babies, my third baby was really
challenging to feed My second child had only just finished
breastfeeding a few months before my daughter was born and I thought everything would be really easy, but I was...
Like many mothers, I have found the
experience of
breastfeeding to be incredibly
challenging, rewarding and, most of all, deeply individual.
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.
In fact a US study of more than 500 mums found that 92 % reported
breastfeeding challenges by day three.1 Thankfully, many early
breastfeeding difficulties are simple to deal with — here are my solutions to the most common problems mums
experience in the first week.
Occasionally, to a mother's dismay, she finds that
breastfeeding brings on new
challenges, feelings and
experiences.
The majority of mothers
experience few
breastfeeding challenges.
From my
experience (and now after speaking with many other Mums of babies with Down syndrome) there can be many
challenges that you may face
breastfeeding a baby with Down syndrome.
Name: Ashley Lives in: Tucker, Georgia
Breastfeeding experience: Unprepared for how exhausting and complicated breastfeeding can be Main challenges: Finding a good nursing rhythm, keeping up a reliable milk supply, fitting many pumping sessions into a single workday Breastfed for: 14 months
Breastfeeding experience: Unprepared for how exhausting and complicated
breastfeeding can be Main challenges: Finding a good nursing rhythm, keeping up a reliable milk supply, fitting many pumping sessions into a single workday Breastfed for: 14 months
breastfeeding can be Main
challenges: Finding a good nursing rhythm, keeping up a reliable milk supply, fitting many pumping sessions into a single workday
Breastfed for: 14 months and counting
Name: Sarah M. Lives in: Kennewick, Washington
Breastfeeding experience: Easier than she thought it would be Main
challenge: Nothing major
Breastfed for: 23 months and counting
Name: Torie Lives in: Wallington, New Jersey
Breastfeeding experience: Difficult but rewarding Main
challenges: Her son's extreme sensitivity to her diet
Breastfed for: 20 months
For moms who struggle through the initial
challenges of
breastfeeding, they often find that
breastfeeding their baby born after loss can be a healing
experience.
Name: Heather Lives in: Fremont, Ohio
Breastfeeding experience: Very smooth Main
challenge: Going back to work and pumping
Breastfed for: 17 months and counting
As a
breastfeeding mother Christine Jones - Wollerton has personally
experienced the
challenges of living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
We specialize in labor support for VBACs, cesarean prevention, and postpartum care of multiples, preemies, babies with special needs such as reflux or apnea,
breastfeeding, mothers who are
experiencing perinatal or postpartum mental / emotional
challenges, and are familiar with a wide range of other family dynamics and needs.
Postpartum craniosacral therapy and birth integration sessions can help you heal and integrate your birth
experience, assist with
breastfeeding challenges, and support infant attachment and bonding.
I decided to become a Lactation Consultant after
experiencing a lot of
challenges with my first
breastfeeding experience.
** If you feel as though your baby is having sleep issues or you are
experiencing sleep
challenges because of frequent
breastfeeding, please contact me.
Name: Julie Lives in: St. Louis, Missouri
Breastfeeding experience: Problems at first, then smooth sailing Main
challenges: Hyperlactation (overabundant milk supply), engorgement, stress
Breastfed for: 8 months and counting
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BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ: Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, and Secrets of Nursing The University of Michigan Press, 2005 A series of stories detailing the wide range of experiences of breastfeeding mothers, The Breastfeeding Cafe explores the culture and realities of breastfeeding while offering valuable insights to all breastf
BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ: Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, and Secrets of Nursing The University of Michigan Press, 2005 A series of stories detailing the wide range of experiences of breastfeeding mothers, The Breastfeeding Cafe explores the culture and realities of breastfeeding while offering valuable insights to all breastf
BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ: Mothers Share the Joys,
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experiences of
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