Four Ways to Ensure Breastfeeding Success

Step Four: Surround Yourself with Supportive People

Know those people in your life who aren’t so enamored with the act of breastfeeding? You know, those people who are offended by babies eating nature’s perfect food?

Well, push their presence aside for a few months.

Instead, surround yourself with people who support your decision to breastfeed. There will be times when nursing gets difficult and you’ll have many self-doubts. The last thing you need is negativity. Negative people can sabotage a breastfeeding relationship with their misguided “advice.”

Support yourself. Attend more La Leche League meetings and make sure your baby’s pediatrician is supportive of your decision to breastfeed. If your doctor gives you grief, go see someone else.

A supportive spouse can do wonders for your nursing relationship. If your partner isn’t thrilled about the idea of breastfeeding, hand out research on how beneficial it is (and how much money you’ll save by not buying formula).

Now is the time to live in a pro-breastfeeding bubble. Don’t let anyone pop it.