Receiving breastfeeding help can mean the difference between enjoying breastfeeding or giving up. For some, the discomfort and questioning about whether your baby is getting everything they need is too overwhelming. There are many stories of women ceasing breastfeeding before they really want to because of these and other reasons.
It is more widely known now that breastfeeding and breastmilk is the normal way to feed human babies. Try as they might formula companies admit that they cannot reproduce the significant micronutrients and unique advantages provided by breastfeeding. These include passive immunity babies get through breast milk and less tummy upsets from breastmilk as it is easily digested.
Most women want to try to breastfeed and this is certainly their aim when they have their baby. Unfortunately there is a lot of pressure for them to succeed without struggle, pain or question. Breastfeeding is a learned skill just like anything else we learn for the first time. It takes time, practise and patience to get it right. The attitudes and support from family, especially partner, are important in determining if a woman will be successful with breastfeeding. If a woman feels strong support and understanding from her partner, she is more likely to continue with breastfeeding.
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The advantage of getting help from a breastfeeding professional is that they have done the learning, research and have helped many, many women to breastfeed. Their views are objective and they can often tell a lot more about what is going on, right or wrong than most others. They have practical skills that can tweak the position and latch of the baby at the breast. Often these are very small, minor changes that make all the difference. Often, parents will get breastfeeding help from a professional only once or twice and this is enough to achieve
It is more widely known now that breastfeeding and breastmilk is the normal way to feed human babies. Try as they might formula companies admit that they cannot reproduce the significant micronutrients and unique advantages provided by breastfeeding. These include passive immunity babies get through breast milk and less tummy upsets from breastmilk as it is easily digested.
Most women want to try to breastfeed and this is certainly their aim when they have their baby. Unfortunately there is a lot of pressure for them to succeed without struggle, pain or question. Breastfeeding is a learned skill just like anything else we learn for the first time. It takes time, practise and patience to get it right. The attitudes and support from family, especially partner, are important in determining if a woman will be successful with breastfeeding. If a woman feels strong support and understanding from her partner, she is more likely to continue with breastfeeding.
When starting breastfeeding, the feed …show more content…
The advantage of getting help from a breastfeeding professional is that they have done the learning, research and have helped many, many women to breastfeed. Their views are objective and they can often tell a lot more about what is going on, right or wrong than most others. They have practical skills that can tweak the position and latch of the baby at the breast. Often these are very small, minor changes that make all the difference. Often, parents will get breastfeeding help from a professional only once or twice and this is enough to achieve