Comments on: Is there a lack of breastfeeding support in hospitals and birth centers? http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/is-there-a-lack-of-breastfeeding-support-in-hospitals-and-birth-centers/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Free baby formula sample packs: the good news and the bad news | News | Babies Online The Blog http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/is-there-a-lack-of-breastfeeding-support-in-hospitals-and-birth-centers/comment-page-1/#comment-10343 Free baby formula sample packs: the good news and the bad news | News | Babies Online The Blog Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:24:42 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3355#comment-10343 [...] posts lamented on the low rates of exclusive breastfeeding and the lack of breastfeeding support from hospitals and birth clinics. Read MoreShould postdelivery freebies (discharge packs) at [...] [...] posts lamented on the low rates of exclusive breastfeeding and the lack of breastfeeding support from hospitals and birth clinics. Read MoreShould postdelivery freebies (discharge packs) at [...]

]]> By: Another reason why breastmilk is better than cow?s milk | Breastfeeding | Babies Online The Blog http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/is-there-a-lack-of-breastfeeding-support-in-hospitals-and-birth-centers/comment-page-1/#comment-9421 Another reason why breastmilk is better than cow?s milk | Breastfeeding | Babies Online The Blog Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:54:36 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3355#comment-9421 [...] low. There are many reasons for this, some of them due to demographics, but also partly due to lack of breastfeeding support from maternity clinics. Even the attitude of some pediatricians may play a role when they push for [...] [...] low. There are many reasons for this, some of them due to demographics, but also partly due to lack of breastfeeding support from maternity clinics. Even the attitude of some pediatricians may play a role when they push for [...]

]]> By: Breastfeeding rates fall short of Healthy People 2010 target ? mommies quit too early | Breastfeeding | Babies Online The Blog http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/is-there-a-lack-of-breastfeeding-support-in-hospitals-and-birth-centers/comment-page-1/#comment-9280 Breastfeeding rates fall short of Healthy People 2010 target ? mommies quit too early | Breastfeeding | Babies Online The Blog Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:30:36 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3355#comment-9280 [...] stop breastfeeding early and one of them is the lack of breastfeeding support as reported in a previous post. Read MoreBreastfeeding mom smokes = baby sleeps badlyAllergies, low birth weight, these are both [...] [...] stop breastfeeding early and one of them is the lack of breastfeeding support as reported in a previous post. Read MoreBreastfeeding mom smokes = baby sleeps badlyAllergies, low birth weight, these are both [...]

]]> By: Lissa http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/is-there-a-lack-of-breastfeeding-support-in-hospitals-and-birth-centers/comment-page-1/#comment-8608 Lissa Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:15:49 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3355#comment-8608 I remember one of the LVN's at the nurse where I gave birth at. I was learning how to make my son latch and she wanted to do it for me. At one point, she even lightly slapped my hand because I wanted to do it myself. I didn't get pissed but I firmly asked her that I wanted to talk to a Lactation consultant. Not all nurses were that way though and when my son was in the NICU (for jaundice) they made sure to tell me that breastmilk was best and they gave me collection bottles for me to use for pumping. I remember one of the LVN’s at the nurse where I gave birth at. I was learning how to make my son latch and she wanted to do it for me. At one point, she even lightly slapped my hand because I wanted to do it myself. I didn’t get pissed but I firmly asked her that I wanted to talk to a Lactation consultant.

Not all nurses were that way though and when my son was in the NICU (for jaundice) they made sure to tell me that breastmilk was best and they gave me collection bottles for me to use for pumping.

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