Advice on breast feeding 2nd time round.

[bambino1andbump]

I had a tough time feeding dd when she was born and with no support from midwifes/health visitors I gave up pretty much instantly.
I am due no.2 in Dec and I really want to try again. Does anyone have any advice/support to get me prepared?

try not to stress about it, try again and if it works great but if it doesn't , so what at least you tried. good luck

What was it that really scuppered you last time? What things are you worried about happening again?

You could maybe start by getting answers to the above. I think knowing all the crazy stuff that is actually normal really helps. There are also bound to be loads of people on here who had the same difficulties and can tell you what they tried.

Kellymom is a great online resource.

I also like Dr Jack Newman

I found the Breastfeeding Network really helpful. I had lots of trouble to start with but a really lovely woman from there came around every day until I got going. I liked the Claire Byam-Cook book "What to Expect When you're breastfeeding and what if you can't" as well; it's very practical and not as evangelical about BF as books published by the La Leche League, etc.

Bambino, I had a disaster trying to bf my ds. Was heartbroken that it didn't work out. 5 years on, had dd, and this time it just clicked. I found that because lots of the baby-stuff was not so new and daunting, I could concentrate more on the bf, as, for example, I didn't stress about the temperature of the nursery, etc etc!

Good luck to you and I hope it works out. I can honestly say that I am glad that I stuck it out through the difficult bits as it is a lovely relationship to have with your lo. dd is now 6 months old and still mostly bf.