NEWS FLASH: Study Shows Breastfeeding is Good Stuff!

The other day there was a headline on Google News close to this title. Really? Shockingly, another study had been done to show that the stuff we came equipped with to feed our babies is totally awesome. No wonder the early humans made it past the first generation!

Read as many studies as you can. That way you will have an endless supply of references to which you can send skeptical parents, grandparents, in-laws and spouses to help them understand your breastfeeding choice. When the little voice in your head tells you that breastfeeding is what you want to do, there are scads of experts to explain why that little voice is right and why.

The lack of listening to that little voice is epidemic these days in the world of parenting. Suddenly, we are deaf to that sage within us and instead we turn to books and doctors. While those books have often been written by people who have lots of experience, you can bet they listened to their little voice before they told you what it said. Doctors are well educated and possibly smarter than your average pin, but they are not parenting experts. They are knowledgeable about the human body but that doesn’t mean they know better than you how to get your child to sleep through the night. Chances are they have gained experience of what works based on their observation of their patients and, you guessed it, listening to their own little voice when parenting their children.

As with anything else, going with your gut will only take you so far. Chances are however, you’ll know when you need to stop and ask for directions. Combine your inner knowledge with what the experts say. By trusting yourself to do right by your child, you’ll find your confidence soaring, and confidence, like breastmilk, is good stuff.

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