All pregnant women should have the opportunity to discuss feeding their baby with a health professional. This is really important because it may be their only opportunity to recieve unbiased, evidence based information.
It's important to discuss the benefits of breastfeeding and also the practices that help breastfeeding work, such as baby-led feeding, rooming-in and the importance of positioning and attachment. This equips parents for breastfeeding and so helps prevent problems after the baby is born.
FAQs
But what are the benefits of breastfeeding?
I haven't received training on breastfeeding. What should I do?
What do I need to make sure I cover in the antenatal conversation?
I always find it hard knowing where to start
Should I try to cover all of the information in one session?
Wouldn’t it be easier just to cover it all in parent education classes?
Why does the information need to be given by 34 weeks?
