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"Every woman in my family breastfed, so I know I can too," the confident, young mom said as she tucked her infant daughter into the car seat. Her determination is needed to succeed, but is her information accurate? Does breastfeeding success
or failure run in families?
"Being from a family that has successfully breastfed doesn't guarantee success; it just means that moms have a lot of experienced support," says La Leche League leader Sherri Penko of Mount Vernon, Ohio. "Each mom and baby pair is unique."
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"My mom told me that she couldn't make enough milk, but in talking with her, we discovered a lot of the horrible practices in the military hospitals in the 1950s thwarted her attempt," Penko says. "Taking babies off to the nursery and only bringing them in to moms every four hours didn't provide moms a way to stimulate their milk supply. Then prepping Mother's breast with alcohol pads to disinfect them would make any baby squeamish of the breast. To me, that was not a hereditary problem; that was lack of knowledge and support."
I was told that I was going to probably have a lot of trouble when I was in the hospital because I am diabetic and had a C-section... on top of which I had an infant with a " Narrow Latch" I walked away really disheartened... but I kept at it. Her doctor made me supplement for a couple of days... but I pumped and pumped until my milk came in and then I put that child to the breast... then once I was breastfeeding exclusively again her doctor made me bring her in every other day for weight checks afraid that she was going to start loosing weight... he stopped when it became clear that she wasn't. THEN at her wellness visit he told me she was gaining to quickly and that I needed to limit her nursing... a four month old baby! I am EXTREMELY proud to say that she is nearly 18 months and still nursing. I nursed her exclusively for 7 months and still nurse her as she wants and needs it. Just a month ago I was told by the doctor that she is too old to be nursing and that I need to wean her. Just like I have all along I am IGNORING that information. I just want to let any mom out there who is being told they can't or shouldn't that YOU CAN... and YOU SHOULD if you can. There is nothing in this world that is better for your baby... and nothing that is better for mommy. I am so glad that I have breastfed my daughter and I am 7 months pregnant and looking forward to nursing my new daughter in a few months.... both of them if that is how it works!
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