There’s a lot of pressure surrounding breastfeeding — and not just from everyone you know asking if you’re going to do it. Women put a lot of pressure on themselves. Will I produce enough? Will it be painful? What can I eat? What can’t I eat? It’s enough to stress any new mom or mom-to-be out. That’s why today we’ve got lactation consultant and Registered Nurse Shari Criso on hand to offer her top breastfeeding myths and tips for breastfeeding success. Don’t let a fear of these myths get in the way if you’re hoping to breastfeed!
Myth #1: That you have to have the perfect diet and lifestyle to make good — and enough — milk.
Fact: This is just untrue. If having the perfect diet, enough rest and not too much stress were major factors in your body’s ability to feed your baby, then our species would have died off long ago. People throughout history have lived through some of the most difficult situations and still were able to feed. Although our own health does make breastfeeding easier, it is not critical in making enough or good “quality” milk. A good diet will keep you healthy, but regardless of what you are eating, your milk is rarely affected except in the most extreme cases.
Myth #2: A large percentage of our population just can’t make enough milk to fully nourish their babies.
Fact: Our bodies were made to breastfeed, and our species has survived for hundreds of thousands of years this way. It is actually uncommon for a mom to carry a pregnancy, deliver a baby, and then just not be able to feed it. It does not make sense. There are some moms who may have issues with milk supply, but most of the time it is due to inaccurate advice to supplement with formula because of a “perceived” low supply issue instead of a real supply issue.
Myth #3: That if your mom or sister couldn’t breastfeed, that you won’t be able to breastfeed either.
Fact: I don’t know what happened with a woman’s mom or sister, but I do know that their mother’s mother, and her mother before that, and so on … were able to breastfeed or they would not be here. We come from a line of women who were able to produce enough to feed their babies because that was the only way. Although the ability to breastfeed can have a genetic factor, this is usually not the case. Most of the time the reason that the mom or sister was not able to breastfeed is due to reasons that were not medical issues, but rather misinformation or assumptions about their bodies’ ability to make enough milk.
Myth #4: Breastfeeding will change the shape of your breasts.
Fact: Breastfeeding itself is not the culprit. Other factors that can change your breast appearance more than breastfeeding include BMI, age, history of smoking, large pre-pregnancy breast size and number of pregnancies.
Doesn’t that make you feel better? One less reason to stress — your boobs got this! —Erin
Original article and pictures take fitbottomedmamas.com site
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