I am new around here but I thought I would throw in my opinion. Back in the day a woman's mother/sisters/aunts who had children of their own would help her with the new baby and give advice on breastfeeding and the like. They knew what they were talking about because they had been there and done it.
Today women are expected to listen to health professionals that not only haven't had children but also haven't been educated themselves. I had a midwife in hospital who tried to convince me I held my daughter wrong and constantly tried to move her around while I was trying to feed her!! My mother caught her doing it and told her where to go.
Luckily I had a mum who had breastfed us and a sister who breastfed my niece and they were willing to offer advice and listen to me whinge about being the only one who could feed the baby at 3am! My husband was also very supportive of whatever I chose.
I think we need more support to BF our babies. IT IS HARD!! but just like labour nobody tells you the truth before you try and do it, leaving women with unrealistic expectations and feeling like failures when they really shouldn't.
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