'In the United States, less than half of babies are still exclusively breastfed at three months postpartum.'
knocked me on my ass. While it's recommend women breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of a baby's life, it's not happening for a majority of women!"In the United States, less than half of babies are still exclusively breastfed at three months postpartum. By six months, it's down to just 25 [percent], which means the vast majority of American moms actually 'fail' to hit breastfeeding recommendations," the article states.
This is astounding. This feels like the type of information that doctors and lactations specialists need to bewith their patients and clients. While I felt alone in my journey, the numbers are saying I wasn't. We're all struggling to produce, and the struggle is what's normal! Additionally, according to the article, the medical community is zeroing in on this discrepancy, which is so important. The journalis advocating for more research into maternal stress as it relates to breastfeeding. Ana Diez-Sampedro, clinical associate professor at the Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences, writes,"We need more research on what happens to a person who wants to breastfeed and who can't.
So what exactly would that change look like, and how would it have affected my personal experience? I honestly can't even fathom it. If before being discharged from a hospital someone attuned to the breastfeeding and mental health connection checked in with me, and maybe even told me it was OK to just try my best. And it was ok to close my eyes, cry, and supplement. Because neither one of these things are failing.
If less than half of babies are exclusively breastfed at three months postpartum, that's the type of number new moms should carry with them to the hospital and into the nursery. So as they fidget with hungry mouths and nipple shields and emotional blockades, they can remember that the majority aren't doing this exclusively. The majority is, at the very least, supplementing any time they need to catch their breath.
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