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Moms share how they handled negative or unhelpful comments about breastfeeding.


Transcript:


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Letisha: If you’re home alone and you’re having a rough time,
00:35
there’s nothing like picking up the phone, having a friend or
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having somebody kind of walk you through it.
00:41
I had a great network of girlfriends and none of them even had
00:45
babies but they just, you know, kind of adopted, and they’re all
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honorary aunts and they would come over and, you know, take my
00:53
daughter so I could just take a nap for 90 minutes or something
00:56
like that and just to recharge your batteries.
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Ekere Ekandem Olojala: We talk to mothers about contacting our
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breastfeeding peer counselors.
01:03
They’re usually within the same age group, within the same
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socioeconomic status, and have the same experience and have also
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had those same challenges.
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That’s the unique part about the WIC program, because we recruit
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within our population.
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Dr. Sahira Long: For those who need the support of their family so,
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you know, teach them what they can do to help you.
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If they want to come over and cook, if they want to come over
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and clean, if they want to come over and do things so that you
01:30
can focus on feeding your baby, that’s how they can come and
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help you.
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They don’t have to have anything to do with the feeding
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experience and they can keep their comments at the door.
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But if their goal is to support you as their family member, just
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give them practical ways that they can support you and let them
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know -- if their comments bother you,
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tell them,
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“This is a decision that I’ve made, and you don’t have to
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agree with the decision.
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You just need to respect it.”


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- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04k1 (Uncovering breastfeeding misconceptions)

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- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03yw (Secrets to breastfeeding success)


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