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Three Breastfeeding Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Three Breastfeeding Challenges and How to Overcome Them

The baby is crying again.

On only 90 minutes of sleep, you’re exhausted as you settle in to feed her. The goal was to breastfeed for an entire year, but the idea of quitting before then is tempting when it’s been days since your last shower, the house is a disaster and your nipples are cracked and bleeding.

Martha Suronen, owner of Milk Time Lactation, says this is the reality of breastfeeding—not what you see on Instagram. That picture of a woman feeding her child while wearing a flowing gown in a field of flowers with golden light streaming behind her is pure fantasy. Understanding that breastfeeding is hard work is the first step toward finding success. “The idea is that all we have to do is put your baby on and they latch spontaneously—it’s this unicorn and rainbows [idea where] everything is beautiful,” she says. “[But] that’s not most women’s experience.”

Read the rest of this article in the full digital issue below.

 

Learn More

Local Breastfeeding Resources

swwahealthyfamilies.org

doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/WIC/BreastfeedingSupport

wabreastfeeding.org/

National Breastfeeding Helpline: 1-800-994-9662

Local Breastfeeding Support

La Leche League of Vancouver
Legacy Health Lactation Services and Breastfeeding Support

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s Breastfeeding Classes and Support Groups

Helpful Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics: Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding after a Cesarean Birth

Breastfeeding After a Cesarean Birth

The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding

Office on Women’s Health: Breastfeeding

Kristen Flowers is the host of the morning show, Nick and Kristen in the Morning on 99.5 The Wolf. She lives in Vancouver and currently blogs for her own website, www.AccordingtoKristen.com. She moderates the Positive Parenting Posse group on Facebook, a page dedicated to sharing positive and helpful tips about parenting. In her spare time, she's working on her debut novel and making everything she possibly can on her new Cricut maker.

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