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How to work through the learning challenges of breastfeeding.
Transcript:
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Michele T: When I had Alana, I think I was unprepared for what
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breastfeeding really entailed.
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She had a very strong latch and it hurt a lot and I wasn’t
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prepared for that and I wasn’t prepared for how to counter it
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and how to care for it and work through it.
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Michelle K: What I did not know is that if you have a good
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latch it really won't hurt, and if you don’t have a good latch
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it will hurt.
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But if it does hurt there are things that you can do to correct
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that.
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Also, what I did not know and learned along the way, which was a
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challenge, was the more time I spend with my babies, the more
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milk I’m going to produce and it’s going to keep that regular
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production of milk.
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So for as much as people wanted to come and give me a break if
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I’ve been working all week, it really wasn’t helpful to my
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breastfeeding relationship if they were taking the baby away
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from me all of the time.
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I really needed to have that contact with my baby and be around
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her.
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Jamilah Ellis: My biggest breastfeeding challenge was just kind
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of understanding everything you have to do when you’re trying to
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provide breast milk for a premature infant.
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I didn’t have all the right information at the time and so I
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wasn’t pumping as often as I need to.
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You need to pump on a schedule like your baby would eat if you
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have a preemie who’s away from you and not able to breastfeed.
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And so kind of just learning, getting all the right information
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and knowing what to do would have been really helpful in
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possibly making that breastfeeding continue a little longer than
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it did.
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Dr. Sahira Long: As a mom I faced some barriers just because
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breastfeeding wasn’t something that was discussed in my family
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until I had my son.
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My husband was definitely supportive, so that wasn’t really an
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issue, but more of our extended family, you know, my, the
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questions from family members when my son was two months old,
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like, “You’re still doing that?” You know, and, “Yes, I am.
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And I’m going to be doing it for at least 12 months, so prepare
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to ask that question until then.”
Related:
- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04oa (The benefits of breastfeeding)
- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04k1 (Uncovering breastfeeding misconceptions)
- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03i4 (Making the decision to breastfeed)
- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06ej (Is my baby getting enough milk?)
- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03yw (Secrets to breastfeeding success)
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Thanks for the input of womenshealth.gov
