I seem to be seeing so many mothers lately who hadn't planned to  
breastfeed but then when their milk comes in and they become engorged  
they decide to try.  They say either "I heard it hurt but it couldn't  
hurt any more than this" or "Well, there was all of this milk there  
so I thought I might as well try" or something like that.  I wish  
there was some way to help them see ahead what they see at this  
point.  I guess it's the same old story of mothers who never had it  
role modeled for them so the reality of breastfeeding has never been  
there for them until they actually HAVE breasts that are full of milk  
and then there is a little "aha!" that goes off somewhere in them and  
they realize what all of the words never helped them know.  Any  
thoughts on how to approach women prenatally to help them start  
before this happens and the baby has already been on the bottle for  
several days?

Lucy Towbin, MSW, LCSW, IBCLC

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