Parents are more likely to feel confident about breastfeeding and nurse for a longer time period if they feel supported by their family, friends, and community. Often, those parents who do not have this support can often feel more overwhelmed and wean earlier than their original goal. Here are a collection of blog entries and Facebook posts that may help you or a loved one better meet your nursing goals.
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Parents are more likely to feel confident about breastfeeding and nurse for a longer time period if they feel supported by their family, friends, and community. Often, those parents who do not have this support can often feel more overwhelmed and wean earlier than their original goal. Here are a collection of blog entries and Facebook posts that may help you or a loved one better meet your nursing goals.
Preparing for your Baby
Supporting New Parents, LLL USA
What I Wish I Knew About Breastfeeding the First Time Around, LLL USA blog
Four Promises I’ve Made To Myself And My Second Baby, LLL USA blog
La Leche League: My Safe Space, LLL USA blog
Continuing Support through La Leche League, LLL USA blog
Single Parenthood: Finding My Community, LLL USA blog
Finding Your People, LLLI blog
I Finally Feel Like Her Mother, LLL USA blog
Breastfeeding Camaraderie, LLL USA blog
What can I do while pregnant to prepare to breastfeed?, LLL USA Facebook
Can I fix my inverted nipples while pregnant?, LLL USA Facebook
Family Support
When Your Partner Gives Birth: What You Can Do to Help, LLL USA blog
Partners in Breastfeeding: Mothers Tell Why Support Matters, LLL USA blog
How Men in My Family Support Breastfeeding, LLL USA blog
La Leche League’s Impact on My Life: A Father’s Perspective, LLL USA blog
My Partner’s Unwavering Support, LLL USA blog
The Dad of a Breastfed Toddler, LLLI blog
Partners in Parenting, LLL USA blog
Couple Time: Finding Time for Two After Your Family Becomes Three, LLL USA blog
How can my partner help at night?, LLL USA Facebook
Toddler Nursing
Breastfeeding Through the Years, LLL USA blog
Toddler Breastfeeding: The Rainbow After the Rain, LLL USA blog
One of Those Moms: Reflections on Toddler Nursing, LLL USA blog
Tandem Nursing While Pregnant, LLL USA blog
Ashley’s Story: Pumping Past One Year, LLL USA blog
Breastfeeding Beyond Toddlerhood: Why Support Matters, LLL USA blog
The Dad of a Breastfed Toddler, LLLI blog
How should I react when my weaning toddler “plays baby”?, LLL USA Facebook
How do I limit my toddler’s nursing?, LLL USA Facebook
Do I need to wean my picky toddler?, LLL USA Facebook
Balancing the Needs of Siblings
A Balancing Act: As Families Grow, LLL USA blog
Preparing a Child to Attend the Birth of a Sibling, LLL USA blog
How do I balance the needs of my toddler with my newborn’s need to nurse?, LLL USA Facebook
Breastfeeding and Sleep
My baby is nursing nonstop at night. What can I do?, LLL USA Facebook
My baby wants to be held 24/7. Help!, LLL USA Facebook
Should my baby be waking up at night?, LLL USA Facebook
My 4 month old is having trouble going to sleep. Help!, LLL USA Facebook
Do I have to nightwear my baby?, LLL USA Facebook
How do I breastfeed without bedsharing?, LLL USA Facebook
How can I night wean my toddler?, LLL USA Facebook
Can I night wean and still nurse during the day?, LLL USA Facebook
How can my partner help at night?, LLL USA Facebook
Do I have to put my baby on a schedule?, LLL USA Facebook
How do you put your nursing toddler back to sleep at night?, LLL USA Facebook
How do I gently transition my toddler to his own room?, LLL USA Facebook
Traveling while Breastfeeding
Traveling with a Breastfed Baby, LLL USA blog
Have Baby, Will Travel, LLL USA blog
Travel On and Breastfeed, LLL USA blog
Traveling with a Breastfed Toddler, LLL USA blog
Traveling With Fen, LLL USA blog
Toddler Tips: Preparing for a Family Vacation, LLL USA blog
La Leche League: Breastfeeding Support and the Military Family, LLL USA blog
How do I nurse on a plane?, LLL USA Facebook
Breastfeeding and Fertility
How can I prevent pregnancy while nursing?, LLL USA Facebook
Do I have to wean to get pregnant?, LLL USA Facebook
I’m not interested in sex after baby. When will that change?, LLL USA Facebook
When did your cycle return?, LLL USA Facebook
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Page updated February 2020
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