Breastfeeding Support & Resources: Your Ultimate Guide 🤱

https://bit.ly/37breast<br /><br />Resources, people, and places women can turn to for breastfeeding support and information.<br /><br /><br />Transcript:<br /><br /><br />00:07<br />Michele T: Some of the resources that help<br />00:09<br />me through the transition of nursing were,<br />00:14<br />one, the Internet.<br />00:15<br />I did a lot of online communities and kind of read up on things<br />00:20<br />to sustain milk supply and get through the tough time.<br />00:24<br />Michelle K: I like to be as prepared as possible for<br />00:27<br />anything that I venture into.<br />00:29<br />I needed to find as many resources as possible for breastfeeding<br />00:33<br />because I had no idea what I was doing.<br />00:35<br />The Breastfeeding Center was fantastic.<br />00:38<br />So much so that I have even with other friends who have<br />00:41<br />breastfed have been able to look up one in their<br />00:43<br />area and say, “Hey, go here.”<br />00:45<br />Michele T: We had a lactation consultant<br />00:49<br />group in our area that I called<br />00:51<br />and they actually made house calls.<br />00:53<br />She was able to be on call at any time that I had any other<br />00:57<br />issues or any other concerns moving forward.<br />01:00<br />Ekere Ekandem Olojala: The greatest resource for challenges,<br />01:03<br />especially participants in the WIC program, are our<br />01:05<br />breastfeeding peer counselors.<br />01:06<br />They are generally within the same peer group so that is why we<br />01:10<br />call them breastfeeding peer counselors.<br />01:12<br />They have experience.<br />01:13<br />They have breastfed their children for six months or longer so<br />01:17<br />they’re able to talk about the challenges that they had.<br />01:20<br />Patrice: I went to a midwife at a birthing center and the way<br />01:25<br />it was structured was at your last trimester of your pregnancy<br />01:27<br />was a group setting so your appointments you<br />01:31<br />were with other mothers.<br />01:32<br />You sat in a circle and for the most part we<br />01:35<br />talked about breastfeeding.<br />01:37<br />That was a very big component of what they do at the birthing<br />01:39<br />center.<br />01:40<br />Shaune: I have talked to my OB/GYN who gave me a lot of<br />01:43<br />resources in terms of how to breastfeed for twins.<br />01:46<br />My mom gave me a book on breastfeeding nursing for twins and<br />01:49<br />just kind of armed myself with the knowledge and decided to go<br />01:53<br />forward with it. <br /><br /><br /><br />Related:<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06zw (Staying healthy and eating well)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06t1 (Overcoming breastfeeding challenges)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04oa (The benefits of breastfeeding)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04k1 (Uncovering breastfeeding misconceptions)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03i4 (Making the decision to breastfeed)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06ej (Is my baby getting enough milk?)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03yw (Secrets to breastfeeding success)<br /><br /><br />=================================================<br />Thanks for the input of womenshealth.gov