tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855814526345582865.post6973847142465940855..comments2024-03-27T23:02:13.194-07:00Comments on What To Knit When You're Expecting: BreastfeedingNikki Van De Carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877527952720755130noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855814526345582865.post-21891398548754870842009-11-30T07:32:25.900-08:002009-11-30T07:32:25.900-08:00The holds don't really matter after a couple o...The holds don't really matter after a couple of months. It's important in the beginning to make sure that you don't always use one position, since that can lead to (sorry, tmi) blocked ducts and infections. Though slight infections might just be par for the course - I had three or four of them, and they resolved themselves within a day or two.<br />Give it a go for at least a few weeks, as it takes that long to just get used to it. After a while it will be second nature. And you're right - don't worry too much about letting it go if it's not for you. I thought my son would be upset when I started giving him bottles of formula after 6 months, but he is completely healthy, happy, and content. I'm sure it was a harder adjustment for me than for him.Kittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855814526345582865.post-14356322903699217112009-11-18T12:15:53.905-08:002009-11-18T12:15:53.905-08:00I second the La Leche League recommendation, and w...I second the La Leche League recommendation, and we have a great chapter in our town. They saved me. Seriously.reginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855814526345582865.post-57790657740704790762009-11-18T11:48:22.679-08:002009-11-18T11:48:22.679-08:00Don't study it. The right way is whatever way ...Don't study it. The right way is whatever way works for you and the kid. Try not to get caught up in the counting and timing and switching sides and all that nonsense. Drink lots of fluids, eat oatmeal, try the teas, take deep breaths, trust yourself, cry a little, and when you're about to lose your cool, call La Leche League. You'll do fine.Lauranoreply@blogger.com