{"id":7971,"date":"2022-04-07T19:49:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T00:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/?p=7971"},"modified":"2022-04-11T19:37:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T00:37:39","slug":"breastfeeding-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/breastfeeding-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Mistakes I Made While Breastfeeding My First"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A mom shares the ten mistakes she made when she started breastfeeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Breastfeeding<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We all know that \u201cbreast is best\u201d, it\u2019s drilled into our brains from the moment the stick turns pinks. And we all want to do what is best for our babies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But man, sometimes breastfeeding is seriously hard. No one ever really talks about breastfeeding and the potential complications that could arise from it. From skipping my nipple cream to delaying latching, I\u2019ve taken all the missteps out there so that you don\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the ten mistakes I made breastfeeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. I didn\u2019t do my research.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When it came to my delivery, I prepared myself mentally and\u00a0practiced my take on hypnobirthing. Yet, it never dawned on me to educate myself on breastfeeding. I thought I\u2019d just stick the crying and screaming newborn on my breast and she\u2019d ever so gently extract my milk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WRONG. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t kid yourself; while reading reviews on cribs,\u00a0carve out some time to look up \u201cbreastfeeding\u201d and learn a few techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. I didn\u2019t get my newborn to latch right away.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Giving birth is a very intimate time and should be shared privately. No matter how close you are to your family and friends, the mom should dictate when she\u2019s ready for excited visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, that wasn\u2019t my situation as my immediate family came into the room immediately afterward,\u00a0literally<\/em>. I believe it took away from the very precious time the parents have alone to bond with their newborn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I actually had to call the nurse into my room, hours later, to teach me how to breastfeed and\u00a0get a good latch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. I ignored the nurse\u2019s advice to go to a lactation consultant the day after I gave birth.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since the hospital didn\u2019t have an in-house lactation consultant available, I was directed to the offsite location to see a city nurse. I convinced myself that I would get the hang of it, still new and so in love, and figured I didn\u2019t need to go right away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet the pain felt like repeated stabs in the nipples and I started to realize that maybe I did need a bit of help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Skipping on my prescribed \u201cAll-Purpose Nipple Ointment\u201d medication.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At our first baby check-up a week after I gave birth, my doctor prescribed me APNO for the pain I\u2019d complained of having while breastfeeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s actually a formula that a \u201cbreastfeeding guru\u201d came up with. You have to take it to a special lab to get it compounded. I asked my husband to get it for me and, much to my dismay, there were some delays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the pain was so excruciating, that I would\u2019ve rather given birth 100 times than face the cries for milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Patiently listening to the city nurse\u2019s advice while my newborn sat in a diaper.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The room was heavily air-conditioned and the nurse had me feed my baby for 20 minutes on each breast. I listened and did what I was told\u2014that\u2019s when my baby began projectile vomiting on me. Talk about a lesson learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Silently hoping the pain would go away.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was so much pressure and guilt weighing on me about breastfeeding my child. Combine that with the sleepless nights and rollercoaster rides of emotions. I wanted the pain to go away but didn\u2019t know how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Pumping without understanding my production.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My sister got me the best breast pump on the market. At first, I thought I would be able to counteract the damage my baby had been doing to my chewed-off nipples by pumping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that math just didn\u2019t work out. I got 2 oz. in 30 minutes to pump consumed in less than 2 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. I felt so guilty about formula feeding my baby.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

She was still hungry, I had no more milk in me\u2014I couldn\u2019t help her. I broke down and had to call my best friend who managed to convince me the formula was okay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got her the pre-mixed kind and everything was all good. Don\u2019t let that guilt weigh you down\u2014you are doing everything you can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Going to one breastfeeding clinic after another.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t go to them, let them come to you. Learning how to breastfeed in an environment other than yours can be unreliable. Once you get home and try to follow the advice you\u2019ve been given at the clinic, you realize your chairs are different, your couch feels lower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You and your child will learn how to breastfeed together, most likely in the comfort of your own home. Figure out how to do it there first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. That time I stepped out of the shower with my nipples exposed!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cover those nips, ladies. Mine were in so much pain that I couldn\u2019t stand the feeling of them being touched by anything, especially my towel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once that cold, dry air hits them, the chapping and cracking cycle begins again. I didn\u2019t get this until I had already\u00a0committed to exclusively pumping\u00a0after three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needless to say, you are going to hit a few hurdles of your own, that\u2019s just life. It\u2019s learning and sharing your wisdom that turns them from something demoralizing into stripes of honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A mom shares the ten mistakes she made when she started breastfeeding. We all know that \u201cbreast is best\u201d, it\u2019s drilled into our brains from the moment the stick turns pinks. And we all want to do what is best for our babies. But man, sometimes breastfeeding is seriously hard. No one ever really talks … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":7973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Breastfeeding-Mistakes-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Breastfeeding-Mistakes-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Carly Link","author_link":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/author\/carlybabypost-com\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7971"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7971"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7975,"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7971\/revisions\/7975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babypost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}