Preparing for Breastfeeding

Planning to Breastfeed

Planning to Breastfeed

Breastfeeding is the most natural way to feed your new baby. However natural, where do expectant mothers learn how to breastfeed or information on dealing with common breastfeeding problems. Help is at hand:

• Prepare to Breastfeed
• Choosing a maternity bra
• How to Breastfeed – including attachment and nipple care << read more >>
• Worried you won’t have enough milk
• How do I know if my baby has had enough milk?
• Too much breast milk
• Breastfeeding multiples << read more >>

Prepare to Breastfeed

Expectant mothers are frequently missing out on the traditional way of learning about breastfeeding by watching their own mothers, sisters or aunts breastfeeding a baby. As a result expectant mothers can be apprehensive about breastfeeding and want to know how to prepare by learning more about the common breastfeeding problems and how to overcome or avoid them.

Learning about breastfeeding before the baby is born, when you have more time to take in the information can make a difference.

Some mums find it too overwhelming to start learning the basics of breastfeeding when the baby is born and both mother and baby are recovering from the birth.

Sources of practical breastfeeding information and advice can be antenatal classes, health care professionals, there are Breastfeeding education classes run by breastfeeding associations in most areas plus there are a large number of websites with lots of practical information.

Below are some of the main Breastfeeding Associations websites:

• Expectant mothers wanting to prepare for breastfeeding can learn how breastmilk is produced.
• How to position and attach baby to the breast.
• How to tell if your baby is getting enough milk, plus what to expect in the early weeks and how to overcome common breastfeeding problems.