Tuesday, July 18, 2006

You Can Breastfeed! (BabyTalk Magazine)

How to overcome the most common challenges
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Breastfeeding certainly proves the axiom "the best things in life are free." It's not always pain-free, guilt-free, or fancy-free, mind you. Ticking off a list of the most common breastfeeding difficulties can be alarming — just as hearing every detail of pregnancy, labor, and delivery can make you wonder why women agree to propagate the species in the first place.

But if you're aware of the possible breastfeeding pitfalls before you get lost in a postpartum fog, you can drastically lower the number of days filled with long crying jags (yours, not the baby's) and the number of times you swear like a sailor at your husband for not having breasts. Simply put, once you know what to expect, you've laid the groundwork for a successful breastfeeding experience — one that is rewarding, exhausting, magical, and, of course, free of charge.




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