I'm going to present to some family practice residents tomorrow and want to help them understand that well-meaning comments and advice can undermine maternal confidence and contribute to early abandonment of breastfeeding. I would love to hear your experiences on things mothers are told AND THEN what messages they received/internalized... one example:
"Some babies just can't breastfeed." == "breastfeeding isn't important after all" or "my doctor isn't interested in helping us"
What can you add to this?
TIA,
Lisa Marasco
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