Meeting Your Breastfeeding Goals
1. The Milk Suppy Equation Sufficient glandular tissue + Functioning hormones and hormone receptors + adequate, frequent, effective milk removal + intact neural pathways and ducts = healthy milk supply.
2. Infant Communication
Understand infant cries, body lanaguage & respond appropriately.
3. Variables
Not all bodies work the same,
Your support system impacts your experience
Values impact your choices.
4. Evidence Based Breastfeeding Goals
Exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months and showing signs of readiness
Nursing until 2 years and mutually desirable, globally 4 is the common age of weaninag
Introduce solids at 6 month and when showing signs of readiness, without reducing milk intake.
Create your goals with these four factors in mind, then adjust as necessary.