Q&A: I’m Freaked Out About Breastfeeding

Question

“Hi Vanessa. I am 34 weeks pregnant and I cannot wait to meet my baby boy.  Thanks to your podcast I feel totally prepared for birth but I’m freaked out about breastfeeding.  I have never been around anyone who breastfed and the thought of nursing a baby seems so strange.  I feel terrible because I really want to give my baby boy breastmilk and I want to breastfeed, but the thought of it kind of grosses me out.  I have read so many stories online about women who can’t make enough milk or are in pain because their nipples hurt and I don’t want that to happen to me.  Do you have any advice?” – Sarah

Answer

Additional Resources

• Links to all Breastfeeding Episodes
  • Preparing for Breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding Basics
  • Troubleshooting Your Breasts
  • Troubleshooting Your Baby
  • Breastfeeding challenges in the real world
  • Pumping Breast Milk
  • Pumping Breast Milk, Building a Stash & Pumping at Work
  • Bottle Feeding
  • Infant Formula
  • Lessons Learned Breastfeeding the Second Time Around
  • Breast crawl
  • Pregnancy and Breastfeeding with Large Breasts
  • Breast Size and Milk Production
  • Working Out After Baby & Milk Production
  • Cabbage Leaves
  • Lipase and Freezing Breastmilk
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
• La Leche League
• Kelly Mom
• Lori Isenstadt, IBCLC – All About Breastfeeding
• All About Breastfeeding Podcast
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