Breastfeeding in Public: What They Don’t Tell
What makes breastfeeding in public so challenging to determine? I asked experts, mothers, and people who have successfully breastfed for at least 12 weeks. Priscilla, Anna, Krisha, Emily, and Shanika talk about their myths and their own advice on breastfeeding in public and what they would like professionals to share with them in their nursing journey.
The Pain of Breastfeeding
Priscilla, 37, who works in finance, advised me: “Well, frankly, it bothers me that it hurts, but specialists don’t get into pain and you do. Anna, 38 years old, often “in addition to teeth grinding, when the child is older, there is a possibility that the ducts may get clogged in addition to teeth grinding.” Initially, nipples have a purpose, but at some point, they don’t hurt anymore. And some women cannot breastfeed.
“It is said significantly that only a few women cannot breastfeed and will be willing to produce enough milk for their baby. But where is the proof, and many women do it up to six months?”. Lack of support, minimal access to breastfeeding consultants, and lack of understanding that breastfeeding are skills, not pre-existing behavior, but it does not help. Lack of this perception and awareness wears away the rosy image of breastfeeding and breaks your heart once you realize that breastfeeding is not magic once it starts. My personal experience after an emergency C-section, unlike a cocktail of hormones, is not pretty. The midwife taught me how to teach the baby to drool, but I got …