FOOD FOR thought

Plan ahead for a positive breastfeeding journey, says lactation expert Vanessa Christie

Thoughts during pregnancy tend to centre around how your baby is growing, trying to keep as healthy as possible, and making plans for the birth. Yet if I had a pound for every time a parent has retrospectively looked back and said to me that they wished they’d also delved a little deeper into what feeding was all about, with a view to feeling more mentally and practically prepared, I’d be stinking rich! Being open and honest about breastfeeding and formula-feeding – and the fact that, yes, they are indeed different – understandably opens the floodgates of emotion and opinion. But, without question you are in control and absolutely have the right to say no to anything you don’t feel comfortable with. Decisions on how you feed your own baby…

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Mother & Baby (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2020

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