It’s just days till my due date, the bags are packed, the nursery is complete, the pram is ready – all we need now is our baby girl.
As we play the waiting game, many questions arise… What will our daughter be like, will she cry a lot? Will she have her dad’s lovely smile? What kind of mother will I make? How painful is this birth really going to be? With so many questions and uncertainties around having our baby, one thing I’m sure of is that I’d really like to breastfeed.
I have been struck by the occasional question from friends asking whether I will choose to breastfeed my baby. To me, breastfeeding is just a natural extension of the conception, pregnancy and birth cycle so my response is: “well, I will at the very least give it my best shot”.
While I understand breastfeeding doesn’t always come naturally and is something new mums and babies need to learn together,… Read the rest
