As many of you know...I am obsessed with breastfeeding. I would love to shout from the rooftops all that I have learned in my short breastfeeding career. So, in honor of World Breastfeeding Week 2013 I teamed with 3 other bloggers to bring you a giveaway to celebrate a wonderful week.
The girls at The Baloney Bug, Granolaish, and Thank You Ma'am have not only teamed with me to bring you this giveaway, but they have also been part of my support group that I turn to when having any issue breastfeeding my son. We all have charm babies, born between March 1 and March 30. It has been amazing to be able to share my journey with them. In our discussions we have come across some things that it seems everyone will try to lead you to believe about breastfeeding that just aren't true. So here it goes, when you hear these just close your ears and smile because they are all myths!
Pumping tells you how much milk you are making: If I had a quarter for every time I heard, "Well I only pump one ounce I must not be making enough milk." Your baby is far more efficient than a machine. Your pumping output is not correlated in anyway to the amount of milk your baby is getting. You may just not respond well to the pump. It is a plastic device that isn't cute and doesn't coo or cry at you, so this is understandable.
Newborns need supplemented with formula: Here is another one I here all the time. My milk didn't come in right away so we needed to give the baby formula. Your milk won't come in right away. Your baby needs that super nutritious colostrum that your body is making. A newborn's stomach is about the size of a large marble, they do not need a lot but this fact has been lost on many people, medical professionals alike. Keep your baby at the breast, it will only urge your milk to come in sooner.
You cannot work full time and breastfeed: Working and breastfeeding is a commitment but it can totally be done. You cannot let your supply tank by eliminating pumps at work. Exercise your rights as a breastfeeding mother and demand time to pump. Pay close attention to the amount your care provider is feeding your baby. Breastfed babies only need 1-1.5 oz per hour of separation The older they get, your milk adjust to their needs so no reason to increase volume.
Nursing your baby to sleep will spoil them: Repeat after me: You cannot spoil a baby. They do not have the mental capacity for manipulation...yet. Breastmilk has some amazing properties within it that support brain development. Your baby's brain does a lot of its growing at night. Why deprive them of these nutrients because so and so told you not to rock, nurse, or do any other act to get your baby to sleep.
You should prep your breast for feeding: I was definitely told I should rough off my nipples prior to my baby coming. Why this is a crazy myth; Nipple stimulation causes preterm labor, that is a fact. Don't risk carrying your baby to term because of this wonderful piece of advice.
Breast is Best: What's that you say, this is a myth. Yes. Breast is in fact best, except for when its not. There are plenty of people to provide support and encouragement if you want to breastfeed. There are also situations when another option would be better. Maybe you need to be on medicine for post-partum depression that doesn't jive with breastfeeding, don't be hard on your self, happy mommy equals happy baby. Maybe you are unable to breastfeed due to breast trauma earlier in life. Maybe you are also one of the women who truly does not make enough milk. There are situations out there that breast is not best and we, as mothers need to understand that. There are alternatives. You can feed donor milk through bottle or SNS system if you still want the breastfeeding experience. Don't beat yourself up a fed baby is a happy baby, no matter how they are fed.
Breastfeeding is free: Breastfeeding isn't free...well it could be but you are most likely going to have to buy some things. Nursing bras, tops, breast pads, breastmilk storage bags, nipple cream, breast pump...it goes on and on. Definitely cheaper than formula but not free. Well we are here to help. Scroll down and enter our $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. Not only will this help with breastfeeding supplies, but I promise during your late night nursing sessions you will find yourself buying random stuff on Amazon for your baby.
Hey! I love that you debunked the Newborns need supplementation... Totally agree!!! I hear that all the time, and when you are a new mom, it is frusterating that people try to put doubts in your head about breastfeeding!
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