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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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