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Mamas: BF Support Groups
My sister said this was a huge help for her and it gave her something to do to get out of the house with her son, so I'm trying to find some.
I saw there's one at Baptist South on the 3rd Wed. of the month and a LLL on the 4th Wed. of the month at a church in Riverside. Has anyone been to either of these, or do you have any other recommendations?
Love 9.3.03
Marriage 12.1.07
Baby Carriage 8.3.11
Re: Mamas: BF Support Groups
How is it that my BABY is going to be 3?
BFP-2/25/11; 8 Wk U/S-3/25/11-No HB, measured 6.5 wks; D&C
Do you need to ask for them when you're in the hospital? Or do they make the rounds and visit with you? Also, can you go back and meet with them later on, or is it just while you're there for the delivery?
Do you need to ask for them when you're in the hospital? Or do they make the rounds and visit with you? Also, can you go back and meet with them later on, or is it just while you're there for the delivery?
They will come see you since you're BFing (at least they did at Bap't South), but if you're having ANY issues or ANY pain before they make it to you, ask your nurse to send them to you ASAP.
You can call them and go back in for help/support after you're discharged as well.
And seriously, I'll give you my number and you can call me. I went through hell nursing B and wouldn't wish that on anyone. Ask for help if you have any issues, don't let it hurt. You might be sore and that's normal but it shouldn't be painful.
Thanks, all
I'm feeling really good about everything else regarding having the baby and such, but breastfeeding still terrifies me and doesn't seem like it's going to come naturally... but it's absolutely something I want to do, so I'll be sure to ask!
This class was recommended by my Hypnobirthing instructor. We already took one at St. Vincents that I really enjoyed and made me a little more confident.
Breastfeeding Classes
Kristin Gartner, LPN, IBCLC, RLC
Class will go over the following and more:
?Benefits of breastfeeding
?Hormones
?Nutrition and medications
?Proper latch and positioning
?How to know when baby is getting enough
?Pumping and storage
?Troubleshooting
?When to call the lactation consultant or doctor
Riverside (Map)
August 1st
Monday, 6:30 - 9:00PM
http://www.doulananda.com/classes.html
I used Kristin as a resource as well, she got our latch fixed so B wasn't killing me. I had a hard time getting ahold of her but from what I've been told, that's not the norm for her. I'd definitely recommend taking a class. It's still going to be totally different when you're actually holding your little one and trying to work out what works best for the two of you, but you'll learn a lot about it in general and not be totally clueless when they hand you this little squirmy, hungry baby and said "alright, nurse!".
I agree with 4-8-06 too, make sure they're not giving artificial nipples in the hospital. She needs to stimulate you as much as possible in the first few days to get your milk to come in. Bap't South was really great about this and they stayed on top of me to nurse him every 2 hours (even when I didn't want to and was exhausted). They never offered formula, which was a huge relief to me. I was prepared to have to argue with them
I echo all pps' recommendations to give yourself the highest possible chance of success rate at bf'ing your baby.
I will also say that you are not a failure if it doesn't work out even after trying everything "correctly", or if you have to supplement with formula, or if you have to use a bottle here and there to give some recuperating time to your chafed nipples or to allow your DH to feed the baby on occasion, or if you give your baby a pacifier as a self-soothing instrument.
I was lucky enough in that I was able to bf for 6 months which was my own goal even while not doing everything "correctly".
So true. It's not all or nothing, nothing with parenting ever is. I had some serious issues and we had to supplement a good bit.
Thanks for the encouragement! I'll be sure that the nurses and JJ all know that I want to try to EBF at the hospital... and I'm completely 100% okay with getting help from any and everyone to make it work! My goal is also to BF for 6 months, I'll have to pump at work and that I'm not looking forward to, so that's why 6 months seems like a good initial goal.
I'll see if I can make that class, it's after my due date but I'll probably go overdue so it should work for me! I honestly can't tell you all how much I appreciate the support!
Ashlee,
My friend gave me a few "No Bottle" cards for the hospital. I'll bring you one next time I see you if it's before V-Dub gets here.