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>So many moms I assist have never seen a nursing baby, or if they have, their
>> experience is limited to the newborn or young baby stage.  I'm trying hard
>> now to tell all new moms in the first days that breastfeeding won't always
>> be work, especially those moms who are struggling with problems in the first
>> days.  I wish I could loan every new mom a day with an experienced, happy
>> older baby!
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Many mothers make a long-term committment -- or a renewed committment --
to La Leche League meetings after attending when they had difficulties
in the first few weeks. Whether they continue to come with an older baby
or come again on their own with a new one in their tummy, their empathy
for the mothers with difficulties is the best publicity we can have for
continued breastfeeding!

I like to say that our coping skills often improve faster than the
situation we're in. Some mothers need to know there is something they
can work on -- their ability to deal with challenges, their creative
solutions -- rather than trying to change the baby. Reminding them that
as their baby grows their creativity will, as well, can be helpful. I
don't know if I have an evidence base for that, but I wish someone would
do a study on it because it is what I see!

Jo-Anne Elder-Gomes, IBCLC

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