thread: Want to breastfeed next time

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  1. #1
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    Aug 2009
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    You're not alone hun! I got that stressed and unwell after trying to breastfeed that the MCHN was going to send a psychologist over for me. I too really badly want to feed my next child!

    Just remember we're doing a good job!

  2. #2
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    Apr 2007
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    Do you have any clues about why you might have felt that way? Do you have issues of abuse in your past? Do you have issues about your body?

    I think it's worth going over this with a counsellor, even now before you get pregnant, to try to work through what thoughts and underlying beliefs might have been contributing to your feelings.

    And if you can't get past it, and you can't manage to breastfeed, well, you'll have done the best you can, and that's all you can do.