Breastfeeding Support
Mothers have loads of questions and concerns regarding breastfeeding especially during first weeks after delivery. Breastfeeding support groups are dedicated to promoting normal, natural, healthy breastfeeding through support, education and advocacy. If you haven’t decided yet to breastfeed your baby or not, breastfeeding support group gives you the correct advice.
According to American Academy of Pediatrics in ‘Ten Steps to Support Parent’s Choice to Breastfeed their Baby’, is to “Train all physicians and office staff in skills necessary to support breastfeeding”. Unfortunately the training of pediatricians as lactation consultants began in late 70’s. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement on “Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk” is ‘It is recommended that continue breastfeeding for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutually desired. There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding’.
You should always talk with your pediatrician about your plans for breastfeeding your baby. You can maximize the experience of breastfeeding your baby effectively by having a complete know how and having breast feeding support. To learn how effective is to breast feed your babies please view our page Breast Milk. Breastfeeding information support and attitude change towards breast feeding lead a happy healthy life of both mother and child. If mother is in good health, pediatricians always support breastfeeding and enlighten its benefits for both.
A number of breast feeding support groups are working these days to provide breastfeeding support information and attitude change required after one starts breastfeeding. If you don’t have time to go out and join a breastfeeding support group, you can now join one on internet and share yours or listen to other members useful experiences and information.
Never keep it to yourself and always discuss potential problems or support you require through hard times of breastfeeding. You don’t have to worry as you are not the only frustrated breastfeeding mother.
It’s very important to find out a breast feeding support group in your area. Most breastfeeding groups are free or have little charges. To find out, one may ask the hospital where you give birth or get information from other hospitals or lactation consultant close to your residence. Call La Leche League International (LLLI) at 1-800-LALECHE that was founded by seven women in 1956 and is now one of the largest breast feeding support organizations. Breastfeeding support customer survey information can help you a lot as well.
“The Nursing Mother’s Companion” by Kathleen Huggins is an excellent book to read in your last trimester or even after baby is born.
