Sentences with phrase «do support breastfeeding»

articles about breastfeeding and N.I.P. Do you support breastfeeding in public?

I do support breastfeeding, but formula was designed for a purpose and when used to that purpose, as in your case, is no bad thing.

A new review finds evidence that it does support breastfeeding, at least in the short term.

I left a comment on another post about growing up with a mother who did support breastfeeding and how I have only breastfed my last one out of 7 children.

Not exact matches

Did they try to resist or give her breastfeeding support instead?

If a woman couldn't breastfeed because of lack of support or lack of maternity leave or social pressure and used formula and made her peace with it and moved on, then hears about a campaign to provide others with what she did not have, I think there is some pain (that she didn't have it) and anger (why should they get it when I didn't) that is a legitimate reaction that needs to be addressed before moving on.

Fun story: at a birth I did last year in another city south of where I live, I picked up mom's freebie «breastfeeding support» bag, and then, with her sitting by, watching from her hospital bed as she breastfed her babe, I helped her methodically remove every piece of advertising for formula companies it contained.

The US needs a major culture shift when it comes to breastfeeding, but it also needs to provide financial support and job security to all mothers so they can do what's best.

WIC by no means is excited about the numbers but they do want to move forward and include peer councilors into the normal visit to encourage pregnant mothers as well as mothers who are currently breastfeeding the opportunity to get support from other mothers like myself who have breastfed.

Their prenatal classes and new parent classes do not necessarily include breastfeeding support unless those attending are specifically interested.

As someone who helps and supports women with PCOS, hypoplastic breasts and women who have had breast surgeries to successfully breastfeed, I'm surprised your article doesn't mention midwives in your list of care providers who can be of help.

That said, I am of the mind that breastfeeding, caring for one's own child and other matters of family and home are for the most part the responsibility of individual families and do not really require all this «support» many call for.

Nurses, doctors, they didn't know enough about breastfeeding so there was no pressure from them when I had trouble, or support or education (I'm not saying they * should * pressure women, but having some expertise in the matter and some faith in women's bodies would help moms succeed!)

It's also helpful for family and friends to know what to do (and not to do) to support a breastfeeding mother.

If we advocate for more support for breastfeeding mothers, does that equate to shaming every mother who used formula?

Perhaps WIC does need to reevaluate and redirect their services to promote and better support breastfeeding services.

On the one hand I believe that hospitals and pediatricians should do everything possible to support a breastfeeding mother, including supply an SNS and offer options to continue breastfeeding in a case of jaundice.

It can be hard and women who want to breastfeed need support & don't need alternatives shoved in their faces if they choose to stick to the boob.

WIC did offer breastfeeding support - peer counselor, access to a pump if I was working, extra supplemental fruits and veggies, etc - but we also get 95 jars of baby food per month.

If only mothers * did * have the support of their OBs (the same ones who routinely engage in unnecessary birth interventions that negatively impact upon the breastfeeding relationship, esp.

We don't (in America) paid maternity leave, enough support for breastfeeding, etc..

Breastfeeding is a choice — not the right choice for everyone, but a valid one — and it's a choice loaded down with a lot of social pressure that generally doesn't come along with very much social support.

I'm going to go back and edit and do that now, but I'll add it here too: http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/11/01/what-does-support-look-like/"rel = «nofollow» > What does support look like: What to do and not to do to support a breastfeeding mother.

And that, just that lack of trust in your own body can have an impact on how successful you may be in breastfeeding if you don't have, you know, good support to keep going and good information.

Do breastfeeding classes and support groups really work?

If you're breastfeeding, you may be concerned about nipple confusion, but don't worry — with the right support and strategies, your baby should be able to transition between bottle and breast just fine.

Community is hugely important for breastfeeding mamas, so it's very important to keep the momentum going by encouraging others especially if the support just doesn't seem to be there.

This is not an issue about how old but an issue about the need for people to see it more and giving the women who do want to breastfeed past babyhood, the support they need to reach those goals.

We spent the first three days of his life in a hospital room while I recovered from my c - section and we both got a crash course in sleep deprivation, diaper changing, and breastfeeding (I did the breastfeeding, my wife supported me).

It is also okay to ask questions; do not hesitate to reach out to a lactation consultant or a La Leche League group for questions and support regarding breastfeeding.

So, just a quick breakdown here: they have some written policies that talk about their commitment to breastfeeding mom, I'm sure moms could review these policies; they provide educational materials about breastfeeding to moms and families if they want that; they ensure their staff is trained to be able to support and promote breastfeeding for the moms that choose to do that.

The mother says she practices child - led weaning, which is supported by the Schaumburg - based breastfeeding advocacy organization, La Leche League International, and allows the child to determine when he or she is done nursing.

Fear of being less - than is a forceful motivator, and these days, women who do not breastfeed are portrayed as lacking - lacking in education and support; lacking in drive; and, in the harshest light, lacking in the most fundamental maternal instinct.

For more great information about what you can do during pregnancy to prepare for a positive breastfeeding experience, check out my blog, at SanDiegoBreastfeedingCenter.com/blog, and be sure to listen to Preggie Pals and The Boob Group for fantastic conversations about breastfeeding and breastfeeding support.

Dr. Mendelsohn believed, as LLL does, that parents know their children best and should be strongly supported in their desire to breastfeed.

«Women can't do it alone,» says Bender, «they need support from all sectors of society to successfully breastfeed for longer than a few days or weeks.

If you think that breastfeeding mothers need to cover up while in public, then I do not support your opinion.

It can be a little stressful and overwhelming at first, but if you do your research and have enough support you can have a wonderful breastfeeding relationship with your baby.

I would like to encourage others who want to breastfeed in this situation not to give up and hope that you get the support that I did.

I went into it probably knowing a lot more about breastfeeding than most people who've never done it, I was absolutely committed to making it work, and I had a great support system.

... And I read this stupid thing on a stupid website run by a renowned service that I have never received good advice or support from, that pleaded with new mothers to remember that every supplement you give, every millilitre of external milk you give, is doing your milk supply damage and drastically reducing your hopes of exclusively breastfeeding.

Rebecca H. McCormick, Fairfax, Oakton, VA, USA Photo: Charlotte Southren Unwittingly, the author of the opinion post «My Body, My Choice» paraphrased the mission of La Leche League: «Every woman who wants to breastfeed should be able to do so, with full medical, legal and social support.»

I came across an image boldly making this statement recently and I've seen others like it and in the infant feeding support group I run on Facebook I was accused of not really supporting breastfeeding because we don't permit formula bashing or shaming and discourage the use of the phrase «breast is best» (a marketing tool developed by formula manufacturers, no less).

A maternity facility can be designated «baby - friendly» when it does not accept free or low - cost breastmilk substitutes, feeding bottles or teats, and has implemented these 10 specific steps to support successful breastfeeding.

If a mother is more comfortable covering herself because SHE feels better doing so, then I totally support that.With that being said, the reason I post these types pictures is for the mother that tried breastfeeding uncovered once and she got shamed, she got stared and pointed at, she got nasty comments, she got asked to leave the room, she got asked to cover up.

There are a LOT of people in the breastfeeding support circles that don't have this ethos, and it kind of annoys me... So yeah, you are absolutely right.

Nevertheless, it packs a lot in and is a great little morale - booster, reassuring readers, in response to the belief that breastfeeding «is difficult,» that «with a little support and knowledge almost all women can breastfeed,» and that breastfeeding is «as old as the earth» --» we have just lost the art and skill of doing it.»

There is reassurance, too, for working moms as Valerie explains how breastfeeding can be combined with returning to work, and support for all moms in the comments that breastfeeding does not «tie you down,» need not be either «humiliating» or «indecent» in public, and that you can in fact «feed your baby in any position and anywhere.»

But I know that not all women have the opportunity to breastfeed at all, or they must stop breastfeeding sooner than they'd like because they don't have the support they need at work, or from their spouse, or from their friends and family.

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