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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, take classes at the Breastfeeding Center prior to birth and, yes, find a good, highly recommended lactation consultant to meet you at the hospital at the birth as well as schedule a few home sessions.

And yes, start getting used to drinking lots of water!

My other advice is to have your home life set and conducive to nursing in the first six months.  DH and I had lots of discussions and made plans for my responsibilities to be only the baby and self-care.  I was not expected to do meals, laundry, cleaning, errands, etc.  Turned out I could and did do a lot of those things after the first month or so but we definitely planned on making the baby and myself the only priority.

Good luck, OP!  [/quote]

This.  [b]Having a relaxing home life is extremely important.[/b]  DH happily took care of everything except breastfeeding our baby!  He used his paternity leave and vacation to stay home with us for the first eight weeks.

I also planned a year long break in graduate school to spend at home with our baby.  It was wonderful not to have to worry about getting the baby used to bottles for daycare or do sleep training.  [b]It really should be this easy for all mothers.[/b]  [/quote]

LOL at this. I had seven weeks of maternity leave, DH took his 2 weeks of parental immediately after that. Both of us in demanding 'big jobs' with commutes.  Absolutely nothing relaxing about any part of our first year...and yet I successfully breastfed/pumped for 16 months, even through DD's severe protein intolerances. The dietary restrictions were hard, and pumping was annoying, but I never had physical pain or supply issues so I consider myself lucky.[/quote]

I have no clue why this made you laugh out loud.  Especially after adding that you considered yourself lucky. [/quote]

Because of the bolded. Like, really?  So tone-deaf...[/quote]

PP isn't wrong. It SHOULD be that easy for all mothers, which is why we need better maternity leave, rather than the pitiful excuse the US currently has. [/quote]

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