What Stops Women From Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Talk

English - October 05, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB
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In this episode, Jacqueline reviews some common reasons that keep women from breastfeeding. Moms are feeling an immense amount of pressure from society to breastfeed, but there’s a huge lack of support and knowledge around the topic. Even formula marketing pushes new moms to supplement when not needed.

Jacqueline addresses these issues head-on and provides some amazing insight on how to battle these obstacles and where to seek support.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

● How societal norms are causing more and more women to not breastfeed

● Differences between actual low milk supply and perceived low milk supply

● Why the healthcare system is failing new moms

● Why it’s so hard for working moms to keep up their supply

A glance at this episode:

● [2:47] How society norms are getting in the way of breastfeeding past one year

● [4:37] When a mom expresses difficulty with breastfeeding, she’s often pressured to give up with no regard to how she feels

● [9:03] The difference between perceived low milk supply and an actual low milk supply

● [10:16] Some reasons why a mom would think she had low milk supply

● [11:50] How perceived low milk supply can mentally ruin your supply

● [13:00] Jacqueline talks about the effects of formula marketing for breastfeeding mothers

● [16:35] Parental leave is causing women to go back to work sooner making it really hard for them to manage a good pumping schedule and supply

● [20:07] There are numerous obstacles in and around the healthcare system that make it almost impossible for a new mother to meet her breastfeeding goals

● [27:47] Jacqueline’s advice and words of encouragement