Breastfeeding after childbirth

Breastfeeding is chosen by about half of the mothers.
Many mothers and begin breastfeeding stop after a few weeks

Women should not feel guilty not to breastfeed or do so against heart by forcing.
Some believe wrongly that did not breastfeed their child, they are bad mothers.

The choice to breastfeed is personal and comes back to Mom.

Do not breastfeed her baby does not mean the mom is a bad mother

Some moms are not ready to breastfeed.



This unique experience for both baby and mother can be started because it is always possible to stop if it is too difficult Moms interrupt or diminish breastfeeding for medical reasons or professional.

Breastfeeding imposed risk to evolve towards a failure.

The causes of failure of breastfeeding

- Breastfeed is not easy: crying, fatigue, exhaustion ... grow a large percentage of mothers to drop
- Medical personnel often inadequately trained can not always advise mothers.
- Complications of breast-feeding: pain, abscesses, cracked ... can scare moms.
- The lack of information moms
- A mother who is not ready and that strength

Stress, fatigue, anxiety of the mother affect the quality of breastfeeding and decrease the secretion of oxytocin, the hormone involved in milk production.