>I would like to get the word out that breastfeeding is the easiest way to
>feed a baby and so enjoyable.  ...
So true. If bfing has a bad reputation among nurses and other hcps,
then it's hard to promote it among mothers in the first hours and days
after birth. I feel very lucky that I came from a long line
of bfing women and it never occurred to me that I would feed
my kids any other way. I'm sure that is part of the
reason I didn't have any problems nursing, not the whole reason,
but a good part of it.

>If newborns were left
>skin-to-skin with their mothers in the early hours there would be more success
>stories.
Amen to that.

>I don't think they need to hear about the difficult cases but to feel
comfortable
>with the basics.
In fact, the less they hear about the difficult cases, the better.
HCPs are part of the same culture as the rest of us and so many
difficulties
are culturally created and managed. Nurses and other hcps should be
taught the basics of bfing support and to know when to refer to
someone with training and expertise in lactation.

Naomi Bar-Yam

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