We need support to feed our babies not “breastfeeding promotion”
Maybe the most common question you will have been asked in your antenatal appointments is how are you planning to feed your baby? The most common advice is likely to have been you “should” breast/chest feed.
So many parents find the flip side of this is once the baby is born if they have any experience other than a perfectly latching and growing baby with no effort the advice changes to perhaps you “should” just give them a bottle.
This situation leads to so many parents feeling they have failed and feeling guilty.
This is the difference between breastfeeding promotion and baby feeding support.
So let’s be really honest. Establishing breast/chest feeding is probably more often than not an intense experience where challenges have to be faced and worked through. It is completely normal to need support with feeding your baby.
Continue reading “Normal Newborn Feeding.”
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