Re: Breast is Best or is it????
Hi I thought I would add my thoughts to this thread.
I agree that mums need support, whatever method of feeding they choose. Also, that it needs to explained that breastfeeding can be difficult to establish, not to put women off trying it but so that they know what to expect and don't feel like huge failures if it doesn't work out for them.
I successfully breast fed my two boys and I put that success down to the fact that, during my first pregnancy, I decided that I would try breastfeeding, I always had the attitude that I would do my best but always bore in mind that it might not work out and I believe that by not putting myself under pressure to succeed was the secret to my success. I only knew that it might not work out because I was aware that both my mother and my grandmother were unable to breastfeed, although both tried.
However, I was also fortunate to have help at the hospital with getting my 1st son to latch on. I couldn't do it sitting up without help and one of the midwives suggested I try it lying down on the bed on my side with baby lying next to me, for at leat a month afterward, this was the only way I could successfully breastfeed! I did eventually learn, or I should say Sebastian learned to latch on sitting up.
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