Hello, I saw on your website that you guys are encouraging parents to share their feeding journey and I thought I would share mine. My baby was born March 6, 2021, after 48 hours of labor which resulted in a c-section, just shy of 39 weeks gestation. She was 6 pounds 3 ounces and healthy … Continue reading “Parenting Classes Need to Discuss Other Feeding Options, Not Just Breastfeeding”
“The sight and sound of babies crying out for food and fluids are why I decided to speak out. Babies are denied food and fluids to promote exclusive breastfeeding.” As a mother-baby nurse, I’ve seen many preventable episodes of emotional distress for families in my thirty-year career. Unfortunately, The emotional distress increased significantly when the … Continue reading A Nurse Speaks Out About The Emotional Distress Parents Endure From Mandated Exclusive Breastfeeding Policies
Parents from the Fed is Best Infant Feeding Support group have told us that their prenatal education didn’t prepare them for the realities of breastfeeding and didn’t teach them the education they wanted and needed. They want other families to be informed to have a safe and positive breast/chestfeeding experience. This is what they said: “It’s … Continue reading Things We Wish We Knew About Breastfeeding Before We Started
by Heidi Bitsoli, Sunshine Behavioral Health If there’s one thing pregnant women get in spades, it’s advice. From your relatives to your neighbors to your coworkers to strangers in line at the grocery store, everyone has an opinion on how to best care for the child you’re about to birth. And one of the most common … Continue reading Trouble Breastfeeding? It’s Not Your Fault
Mothers who experienced delayed onset of milk production or experienced low milk supply with their first baby often contact us for support to try breastfeeding again. They typically have anticipatory anxiety because they have lost trust in their lactation professionals and hospital staff and are unwilling to attempt breastfeeding again without supplementation. They want to … Continue reading How To Prepare For Supplementing When Breastfeeding Your Baby In The Hospital
