Learn how to avoid common breastfeeding mistakes
photo taken by Carin Araujo
Hospitals often do a great job of helping the new mom establish breastfeeding in the first two days after she gives birth to her infant. But what happens during the next few weeks when mom and newborn are at home? This is when the mother has limited mobility and high anxiety about her new role as care giver and sole provider of milk. The postpartum mom is tired, sore, hormonal, and sleep deprived. Often times she is given help by loving family members with little or no experience in establishing a healthy breastfeeding relationship.
Unfortunately, this lack of proper guidelines can sabotage a newbie nursing mother with the best of intentions. And here lies the problem for most first time moms. By the time your milk arrives, you are at home, on your own, …continue reading
