Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!This post was written as part of the Breastfeeding Cafe's Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today's post is about helping other moms succeed in their breastfeeding journeys. Please read the other blogs in today's carnival listed below and check back for more posts July 22nd through August 4th!
Friday, July 26th - Helping other moms succeed: have you helped any other moms with their breastfeeding journey?
My goal and heart-felt desire is to help moms with their breastfeeding journey before it ever starts. I teach comprehensive childbirth education classes and spend a class session talking about newborn abilities and breastfeeding. I try to give moms a realistic view of breastfeeding: it's normal, natural, easy, and amazing AND it can be difficult at times....but is totally worth it.
I try to make sure moms know the basics of having a good latch, how to have a good milk supply, deal with common issues, know when to call in an expert, and how to find support. To me, prenatal breastfeeding education is essential, because too often I talk to moms whose problems could have been prevented if they'd been given good information before birth. After birth, I try to be a resource for moms and be encouraging without judgment. Every mom needs a cheerleader!
I sincerely hope somehow I've helped moms, whether formally through my classes or participation in LLL or the Davis County Breastfeeding Coalition, or informally through my example with family and friends.
Who helped you on your journey?
Here are more post by the Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival participants! Check back because more will be added throughout the day.
- Claire @ The Adventures of Lactating Girl-Why I Started This Blog
- Timbra @ Bosoms and Babes-Success is in the Eye of the Beholder
- Hailey @ Birth Utah-Helping Other Moms Succeed
- And of course the guest poster on the Breastfeeding Cafe’s blog today is Christine-A helpful talk about Mahée Paiement’s breastfeeding controversy
How wonderful to teach childbirth classes! What a great way to make a difference.
ReplyDeleteI suppose there have been a few people who have helped me but the one that comes to mind the most is my dear loverboy. : )
Hailey,
ReplyDeletethis is what LLL WANTS to do and you ARE doing it because you have the ability to be with mothers before they give birth. So glad we have someone like you in the community coupling breastfeeding with birth information! You rock mama!