I have written and re-written this post and keep deleting as sometimes dicussing breastfeeding on here seems to offend or some say makes them feel guilty about the choices they made about feeding their babies and that's not what I'm trying to do at all.
Basically I want to pick MN's collective brain on what services would support women who want to breastfeed (I'm part of a group of local mums who are working with HV and Surestart to provide support to other mums and possibly information at antenatal stage too)
So
- Were you advised of or did you attend any groups about breastfeeding while you were pregnant? If yes,do you feel this was useful to you when you started breastfeeding? If no, was this because they weren't available/appeal to you?
- If you breastfed, did you need support? Who did you contact? Family? HV? LLL? MN? Other? What would've helped you the most?
- Who was available at the hospital after the birth of your baby to provide support with starting breastfeeding? Would you want specific breastfeedng counsellors available?
- Have you attended any Baby and Toddler Groups that are specifically aimed at breastfeeding mums? What are your experiences?
Many thanks for taking the time to read this and any replies would be most welcome