The usefulness of breastfeeding support groups

Mothers are increasingly opting for on-demand breastfeeding as a method of feeding their babies. Breastfeeding brings so many benefits ; In addition to those that we already know at the level of health for the baby, due to the nutrients that breast milk has, we cannot ignore the fact that a very strong bond is created between the mother and the baby. By being constantly in contact, the strength of this bond is gradually reinforced with breastfeeding. This is something that many women appreciate in the long run, as it makes them enjoy the process of being a mother more.

But breastfeeding is not only a precious thing, it is also a very complicated option . It requires a lot of sacrifice on the part of the mother, who will have no choice but to ask for help on some occasions. But, no matter how much help you ask, this breastfeeding process is still something natural, something intuitive, something where the senses must command over reason. The problem is that we live in a society where everything is denatured, where even the fact that a mother breastfeeds her baby in the street is criticized, even sexualizing this act.

MANY MOTHERS HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THE PROCESS OF BREASTFEEDING OR WHETHER THEY HAVE ENOUGH MILK

But in addition to these BFHIs, which are not found in all Spanish localities, there are also breastfeeding support groups in practically all the cities of our country . They are groups that try to solve all the doubts that mothers may have during pregnancy before deciding on breastfeeding as the exclusive method of feeding, or during breastfeeding itself, to try to help them as much as possible.

WHAT IS A BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP FOR?

If you are pregnant and you are considering breastfeeding as a method of feeding your baby, or if you are already breastfeeding your child but have many doubts, the best thing you can do is go directly to a breastfeeding support group . They are groups created by and for breastfeeding women, where those who have doubts will come to ask and those who already have experience and want to help the rest, will come to answer all the questions that others may ask.

Depending on the group in question, there are even women who give their private telephone numbers so that those who have questions can call them at any time and comment on any questions they may have. They are usually always women who volunteer to help others, since they have found themselves in the same situation and have seen how a word of comfort can be very helpful depending on the moment.

Breastfeeding support groups usually hold meetings from time to time, which mothers can attend with their babies, or in the process of gestation. In these meetings experiences are shared, some topics about breastfeeding are questioned, and all possible questions that may generate nervousness in any of the mothers are raised. They are quiet meeting points, where they get together, debate and reach agreements , all for the good of the women in question.

If you have doubts, if you are afraid, if you do not know how to act while breastfeeding, the best thing you can do is find a breastfeeding support group in your city . Breastfeeding is a tough process, despite the fact that it is painted as the most natural and simple thing in the world; it is hard because it is very demanding on the woman, because it requires that she give herself almost entirely to the baby. Many women fear that their children are not feeding well enough, they believe that their milk will not be able to satisfy them completely … And thanks to these breastfeeding support groups they will discover that nothing is further than reality. That your milk is not only enough, but also great.

THE BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUPS

Thanks to a breastfeeding support group, mothers who feel lost will be able to find in the testimonies of others the same doubts that now plague them. They will see that everything they feel, that fear that their baby may suffer any harm, is something totally normal ; That cough when breastfeeding does not mean that your baby choked because they did something wrong, but that it is something that happens to all babies. They will understand that they have chosen to give their child the best , most complete and most natural food. And if they have to stop breastfeeding, or if they decide not to, they will also understand that they are not worse mothers, far from it. Because as in everything in this life,The decision that each woman makes will depend a lot on the circumstances in which she finds herself .

In a support group, the woman will feel much more understood and sheltered and, surely, end up making friends who will understand all her doubts and with whom she can talk at length about motherhood.