Please help me convince my neice to breastfeed!!

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graciesma

Discussion Starter · Apr 2, 2006

My neice is 2 years younger than I am. She is 22 and hasnt had any experience with breastfeeding. I have been bf and think it is totally awsome. I want her to have the memories and experiences I do. The only time we have seen her since we had dd was during xmas and dd had been nursing for an hour and my neice said " oh my god it (meaning breastfeeding) takes that long!! Well dd was still new then and nursed longer. I told her a little bit about bf and she seemed to understand the facts. How can I help her understand that its about more than just the nutrition it about the bond as well? I have put together a huge box full of clothes, diapers, and a bf pillow with a xtra cover, lonolin cream, breast pads a pair of lilypadz, but I want to include some literature. A book perhaps? Please help me out with some ideas for the box mamas !!

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turtlewomyn

· #2 · Apr 2, 2006

The book "So that's what they're for!" is a good book for women on the fence about breastfeeding.

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rmzbm

· #3 · Apr 2, 2006

That's a good one...also, Dr. Sears' The Breastfeeding Book - if you don't want to be so "in your face" about it, maybe The Baby Book??

Hmmm...wish I had more ideas, but it seems like you've already thought of everything!!

to you for doing this for her, you're awesome!! Let us know what she decides!!

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Rhiannon Feimorgan

· #4 · Apr 2, 2006

I agree with the books mentioned. Also the other day someone posted a link to a list of benifits starting with nursing for one day, nursing for one week, one month and so on until CLW. You might want to print up something like that to include.

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Song of Joy

· #5 · Apr 2, 2006

http://www.promom.org/101/index.html

101 Reasons to breastfeed. Can be printed off very nicely and has a LOT of good info.

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graciesma

Discussion Starter · #6 · Apr 2, 2006

Awsome thanks for the help. We will be going to see her around a month after she has her baby. I hope all goes well for her she is super nervous and her mom wont be there for the birth and dad is out of the picture too. I am always there for her though!!

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Ruthla

· #7 · Apr 3, 2006

If you're not going to see her until the baby is a month old, I'd mail them the BF support gift ahead of time.

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pdx.mothernurture

· #8 · Apr 3, 2006

There are lots of great handouts/articles here, too: http://people.clarityconnect.com/web...ing/index.html

And I *love* Kellymom.Com.

Jen

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Jade2561

· #9 · Apr 3, 2006

I second "So That's What They're For". It's informative and funny- I'm a young mama as well and this book had me so revved up to bf.

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sadkitty

· #10 · Apr 3, 2006

Is she online a lot? Send her here! Well, maybe not here, but to the general breastfeeding forum or tell her about the due date clubs and stuff!

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graciesma

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 3, 2006

The box is going out tomarrow. She doesnt have internet access. She is mainly taking it easy with the help of her gma and little sister (13). She isnt going out too much. I just wonder how much this box will take to mail. Its a 30 gallon filled to the brim with stuff!!

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rmzbm

· #12 · Apr 4, 2006

That's awesome, I hope she loves it & really puts alot of thought into BFing.

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msumomma

· #13 · Apr 4, 2006

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Originally Posted by graciesma
The box is going out tomarrow. She doesnt have internet access. She is mainly taking it easy with the help of her gma and little sister (13). She isnt going out too much. I just wonder how much this box will take to mail. Its a 30 gallon filled to the brim with stuff!!

Soo awesome of you!

I wish someone would have been so thoughtful when I was pregnant with dd.

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mom2tig99Nroo03

· #14 · Apr 4, 2006

great of you for caring about your great-niece/nephew

books i like:

So That's What They're For by Janet Tamaro
The breastfeeding Book and the Baby Book by the Sears team.
Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins

more technically minded, dr jack newman's Bf book of answers.

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