Just finally reading all the posts so this may be a little late for this
topic.I wanted to bf my first child was all gung ho, then when he was
born LGA and would not take right to the breast I thought there was
somehting wrong with me. It was in a military hospital and the only
people on duty were males. No offense to Dr. Jack but I was just sure
that they didn't know ANYTHING about breastfeeding. I cried every time I
tried to nurse and after weeks of trying finally gave up.Shortly after
this I started working in a  LDRP unit (11 years ago).And vowed that no
one should not have to give up nursing if I could help it. My husband
will say that I did not get over the guilt of not breastfeeding until
our daughter was born 3 years later. I was fortunalte to have a Le Leche
leader who gave me support and info. before I delivered and did not make
me feel guilty for my previous experience. I have gone on to bf 2
children while working full time thanks to the support I received. I
think going through this experience does help people relate to others
going through it and support groups would definately be benenficial.
Sorry for this long winded reply.

Kellie,RNC,CCE,CLC

heather wrote:
>
> There was a call for this in the Daily Telegraph recently -
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk
>
> Search for breastfeeding on June 1 1999
>
> I have had some email correspondence with the author. Basically, her view
> was there is support for women with pnd, women who have had sections and
> other interest groups - but nothing for women who really wanted to bf, and
> ended up bottle feeding.
>
> She knows that lay counsellors (like me) take calls from women who feel sad
> and bad about their experience (and I do talk about this with many women)
> but she said (correctly, I am sure) that many women just don't want to talk
> about it with someone who (they think) might be judging them.
>
> She says she found a lot of help on the Internet, and many women who echoed
> her experiences.
>
> The 'bottle feeding without guilt' movement, and pro-bottle advocates, do
> not fill their needs. Many women want to breastfeed with the next child,
> and don't want to shout about bottle being as good as breast or accuse
> people of 'forcing' them to breastfeed.
>
> I feel there is scope for a newsgroup or bulletin board or emailing list
> for mothers to find support from each other, and to access some good
> information that would help them understand *why* they didn't manage to bf
> , though not by making them feel bad that they didn't 'try' hard enough or
> 'fight' hard enough.
>
> NCT is currently revamping its website to become more interactive, and I
> think I will suggest we do something along these lines.
>
> Comments?
>
> Heather Welford Neil
> NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK
>
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