I have a similar metaphor, which is that learning to breastfeed can be like
learning how to walk.  Your child will try, and try, and try again to take
that first step.  He'll fall any number of times in the process.  Once he
takes that first step, no one cares or remembers how many times he fell,
only that he finally took that first step!  Also, no one expects him never
to fall again.  Instead what they expect is that each day he'll fall less
than he did the day before.  We expect persistence from our kids in learning
how to walk.  We need that same persistence and positive attitude in
teaching them how to breastfeed........
Regina Roig Lane, BS IBCLC for Miami-Dade County WIC

> -----Original Message-----
> I tell moms that teaching your child to nurse is like teaching them to
> drive,
> if you don't teach them right you get hurt.  And just as you don't expect
> your child to learn to drive overnight sometimes it takes weeks   to learn
> to
> nurse!  Chris From Calif.
> >

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