Lack of education not only for mothers to be, but also for professionals (midwives, obs, GP's, MCHN's (ESPECIALLY), Paed's). There are currently too many trains of thought...


I completely agree. A good lactation consultant is hard to come by.....and most midwives have no breastfeeding knowledge what-so-ever. There is also far too much an attitude of "everyone can breastfeed" among people who are supposed to be professionals, and so people with true physical inability to breastfeed or to breastfeed exclusively are simply being shunned instead of getting the support they need, whether it be to continue trying on the breastfeeding journey or to let it go if need be. "Just drink more water" simply ain't gonna do it!