I have to share a great post with you from Chatter Scene titled "Breastfeeding Booby Traps." Click HERE.
The poster shares a number of the many reasons why so many women these days are unsuccessful at breastfeeding. I definitely had a hard time at first due to a couple of the reasons she posted, namely having a really terrible lactation consultant at the hospital and experiencing peer pressure to give Andrew a bottle because "maybe I wasn't producing enough milk for him."
I wish I knew what I know now about breastfeeding before I went into the hospital. I'm just so glad we have the hang of it now... and I WILL write a post here one day about all I have learned! It really does help to hear it straight from actual moms and to simply just hear that you can do it!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Breastfeeding Booby Traps
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Reading those lists of booby traps make me feel so grateful that I had an awesome hospital with AWESOME LC's! And again, I'm so happy for you that you stuck with it and got breastfeeding to work for you & your lil man!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. Breastfeeding is one of the hardest and least supported part of being a new mom. There is actually a GREAT lactation consultant in the Forest Hills area names Kathy Genna who helped us out a ton.
ReplyDeleteThanks, ladies! I'll definitely have to recommend Kathy to any Queens friends who are struggling. It makes such a world of difference to have help!
ReplyDeleteAnd... I'm off to check out Queens Mamas right now! :)