I recall
how uncomfortable breastfeeding seemed to me at the time.
Not exact matches
The ones who struggle and fight to figure out
how to successfully
breastfeed; the ones who find
breastfeeding uncomfortable, or even painful, or even just awkward and decidedly un-fun?
If you've been pumping or
breastfeeding for a while, you're probably aware of
how uncomfortable it feels to be engorged if for whatever reason you've missed a pumping session, or baby has slept for a longer time overnight.
How mothers deal with the «
uncomfortable» people who want them to cover up when
breastfeeding is the topic for discussion in our mothers» letters, with a new situation that seeks your responses about whether
breastfeeding makes toddlers clingy.
So in case you need it, here are some great tips on
how to avoid, deal and ignore comments, judgmental accusations or just
uncomfortable situations when you
breastfeed in public.
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.
My husband does not want to upset them and talks about
how my
breastfeeding makes people feel
uncomfortable.
So
how could I, a woman so passionate about
breastfeeding that my family regularly refers to me as «Nummie Woman,» have let the words «I support
breastfeeding but I don't want to make my customers
uncomfortable,» fall out of my mouth?
SUNNY GAULT: Right, so we have been talking a lot about the titles today and I am just wondering
how do we look past the titles and just really try to help the
breastfeeding and pumping moms without making them feel
uncomfortable?
Even if you don't know
how painful and
uncomfortable breastfeeding can be, you should still be able to emphasize.
With a long list of arguments that most
breastfeeding mothers and
breastfeeding supporters could list, there are still many people in society who are aware and may appreciate the benefits of
breastfeeding, when it comes to doing it in public, it's still amazing
how many people in this country specifically are
uncomfortable.
As you've gotten older and have seen more of
how society acts about breasts, has it ever made you
uncomfortable about
how long you
breastfed?»
Regardless of
how a woman is most comfortable feeding her baby, be it uncovered at the breast, covered at the breast, a bottle of expressed breastmilk, or a bottle of formula, plenty of people are
uncomfortable witnessing a woman feeding her child and any form of
breastfeeding seems to especially elicit vocal expressions of discomfort from others.