Going back to work doesn't
mean giving up breastfeeding!
Not exact matches
When women have trouble
breastfeeding, they're either prodded to try harder by well -
meaning lactation consultants or told to
give up by doctors.
In the UK, «weaning»
means «adding complementary foods», whereas in the States it
means «
giving up breastfeeding».
It doesn't
mean «
giving up breastfeeding or bottle feeding», which is how those of us in the U.S. would use the term.
Over the last few days we have been showing a few examples as to what we
mean by their tactics such as - Excluding
breastfeeding off forms when they ask about the way the baby gets fed, formula samples being sent to homes that never even signed
up, Hospitals
giving mothers formula samples even after they explicitly state they will be
breastfeeding, Changing some words on the can to target
breastfeeding mothers to buy their formula, I even tried calling into the «Lactation service» they offer for free and pretended I was having trouble with supply so asked what I should do.
This
means you and baby can work together to resolve
breastfeeding issues, without needing resort to expressing or
giving up.
Breastfeeding doesn't
mean you need to
give up exercising.
Starting solids at any age doesn't
mean that you
give up on
breastfeeding; it just adds variety.
I ended
up supplementing with formula partially because of doctors who were too alarmist about his weight, but also because of really intense, borderline
mean, and not helpful lactation consultants at my (very
breastfeeding - friendly) hospital... but most importantly, because he was showing signs of dehydration, and I swear to god any mom would immediately
give some form of alternate feeding in that situation.