(sorry if this posing is in the wrong place)
with the Association of Breasfeeding Mothers as this seems to fit in better with my current lifestyle although I would be interested in any responses from those who are counsellors with the NCT
Has anyone completed this training? Is it very intensive- how long will it take each week? How long will it take to complete overall?
Also, how many hrs do you volunteer for afterwards?
Also, I'm concerend that I may not be 'hard-core' enough, for want of a better expression.
I'm currently bf dc4 who is 7 months old and he is the furthest I've got.
Dc1 had no more than 4 days.
Dc2 was fed for 5 mo (before I was advised by the hv that as her weight gain wasn't good I should ff as it was very difficult to bf if a mother had other children !!and I was that disillusioned and worried by this point that I sucuumbed to ff)
Dc3 was fed for 10 wks but had horrendous PND and my husband insisited that I needed to ff so that I could get some rest (was having twice nightly panic attacks and was worn out. I held out for 2 wks before I couldn't cope anymore.
DC4 has been exclusively bf and I am just starting to wean.
I am just wondering if an organisation will think that I am not committed enough. I do think bf if terribly important and wish that I had had more support, hence my desire to help others. Family and HV were very unsupportive of my efforts.
What does anyone else think and sorry for my ramble!!
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crazymother · 11/11/2007 15:16
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