This is a Huge Public Health Problem @extraemily

For anyone struggling with this right now. Here is my trick= imagine that the baby is about to eat a hamburger. Their mouth need to be open like they where about to eat an hamburger and then QUICKLY put your baby's mouth on your breast ideally with tbe nipple in the moddle, but no need to hyperfocus on the nipple.

Is she being serious? I really can’t tell

They definitely don’t talk about it enough. Another part of breastfeeding I wonder about is the fact in the US mothers rarely feed in public. There are restaurants that won’t allow breast feeding. Which is sad and weird to me.

Fact: most of the children are taken away from cows in fairy industry as soon as they are born and are killed. The mothers scream and cry for their baby.

Maybe another huge problem is making people think they're "bad moms"

dont they teach a lot of this in maternity classes ?

Monkey see monkey do, in the past people lived in communities and women breastfeeding tandem feeding etc was a common everyday sight. It's a modern day problem, and the women who come forward and post their bf experience are being hurt by trolls

Why does she seem so fake? She got this “look at how happy and excited I am” facade act going on. I guess she’s on here for a reason now that I think about it. Haven’t seen it, but hope she is alright.

Girls annoying

UN recommends for babies to stay on breastmilk for 2 years, though pumping would make sense once theres teeth

What about trans women? They're women too

Well maybe one of the reason is that in the US, you get discharged from the hospital after 2 days of delivery. In Japan, you have about week and a couple of days where you get taught how to breastfeed, bath, etc. My wife had a situation where she couldn't produce enough milk, but no one cared, we just did both breastfeeding and bottle milk.

Why is she acting like a 10 year old ?

My wife wasn’t able to express. She tried for days after our first was born, and some colostrum did come, it wasn’t enough to sustain. It really tanked my wife’s esteem.

I don't want to be that guy but who's the test subject?











do they take volunteers?

Such an important topic, thank you 🌻

Agreed we learned this in nurse school

Wow. Unexpected but good to know 🙏

The amount of child abuse in the world is insane and the root cause for a lot of evil in the world. People get kids without the proper knowledge or education is a huge issue for the health of the population

I'm 50. When I was born, the doctors said that mother's milk was bad for the child and I should be given a substitute product. Of all the absurd things you could hear...

People assume mothering ability is an instinct but even in nature mothers learn by watching and their own experience they become better mothers...

This is really interesting to hear someone talk about, because, like he said, it simply isn't talked about. When my bud had a kid (pre-transition) he devoured book upon book of the topic. Kids are actually supposed to breastfeed much longer than we allow, too.

I remember how much it broke my heart when he told me about having to duck into the only private space in public- the bathroom- to feed his child. Why should people have to duck into a dirty bathroom to feed their babies? That's way more gross and scandalous to me than someone quietly nursing their child as they eat dinner, themselves or something.

I've seen lil privacy pods pop up in places like malls and airports, which I think is nice. I hope they're kind of soundproofed, too, so that a parent and child can get a good little rest if they need. Even the amab parent can benefit from that, if they're traveling with a young one, since they'll still have bottles and stuff. So this is a thing that affects any parent of any gender.

i feel like the girl is just saying words

Thank you for talking about this. Like you said, people don't talk about this nearly enough.

Um sorry to be that person but, ehat is there to teach about it, it just happens by itself

People don't realize that early humans lived in communities of people who passed on their knowledge from generation to generation. We aren't born with the knowledge to automatically do things but we live in a world where we for some reason put pressure on ourselves to just know things right off the bat. That's not how we work! We need to be taught how to do things and that's totally okay!

A way I've heard it put to make it feel less shameful is "You're a new mother. They're a new baby. Neither of you has ever done this before."

I definitely agree we need to educate much more about breast feeding. I did the research and found fairly balanced information on breast feeding alone, supplemented breast feeding, and bottle feeding. This helped me when after needing surgery to complete my labor I lost a lot of blood- my lactation consultant was not very knowledgeable beyond the mechanics which lead to me solely breast feeding for the first 6 weeks but not healing for the difficult birth. I didn't start getting better until I went back to work and started supplementing (another part is proper work support for breastfeeding a bathroom stall is nasty- tell people to go make their lunches in the toilet if it's so acceptable) as I started to feel better the fog lifted and I realized if my child is healthy he's getting everything he needed but I didn't have enough to support my own healing as well. I found articles and studies that said basically if you can do the first 90 days your baby gets a huge boost to their immune system that can't be replicated with formula but after that supplementing is acceptable. I like the new campaign that say "Fed is best". Also can we continue the raising of public breast feeding support the isolation I endured because of other's discomfort with it definitely worsened my post partum depression.

Something I heard my mom get told was “fed is best.” Whether you can or can’t breastfeed, using a mixture of formula and breast milk, fed is best. So as long as they’re eating, you’re doing great.

Wow I need her to stop agreeing with you so I can listen to what you’re saying

I was very lucky. I produced excess milk and my daughter (and I) caught on really quick after one visit with the lactation nurse. Once you get past the chapped nipples its a breeze.

I had a lactation specialist when my son was born in 2010. I really wanted to breastfeed bc of all the benefits, but unfortunately I only lasted about 6 weeks before I wasn't able to supply anymore. It absolutely killed me that I couldn't provide enough to feed him, & I felt so guilty. But he wasn't gaining weight, so I had to switch to formula to make sure he was fed. Today, he's a healthy, strong 13 y/o, even taller than me! As long as your baby is healthy & loved, that's all that matters 💞

why is she forcing those stupid faces at the beginning?

It's a cultural problem not a public health one. If the pressure and shaming went away, there would be suddenly so much less suffering.
All parents who do their best are amazing.

I suddenly find myself with an idea.

I was constantly interrupted by OH REALLY OH WOW MMMM

Yes this is something that isn't known at all. Breastfeeding isn't easy. It doesn't come "naturally." There's technique to it, it takes a shit load of effort, and it can wear you down.

Could this be related to how more individualistic we are and how in the past we would had help from relatives like mother's and aunts?

Depressed cuz u cant breastfeed? Does ur breastfeeding skill actually determine ur worth as a mother? 😂😂😂 hmm i think im out of the loop

how does breastfeeding work? I thought the baby just sucks the milk out, what's causing these problems?

Dr K: breastfeeding
Emily: 🫸😲🫷

Just feed it nuggets

As a breastfeeding mom I am so grateful to see Dr. K talking about breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is more emotional than people often realize and can take a huge toll on a person. I had many challenges in the beginning and pushed through with the support of lactation consultants and family and am still breastfeeding almost 2 years later! It's amazing what our bodies can do and breastfeeding parents really need more support. I think breastfeeding really needs to be normalized more in our society too. There are so many moms who don't feel comfortable breastfeeding in public and it's unfortunate that they have to worry and stress so much about feeding their child.

She sounds and looks like she doesnt take it seriously. Book.

Every time I gave birth I was given instructions and taught how to breastfeed before I got out of the hospital. I don't know where that dude gave birth, but he don't know that you are asked whether you want to breast feed or bottle feed and someone will show you how to do either. Boo...creating mountains out of molehills.

why is she trolling him?

Such a huge problem, huge

Is this a real problem, or just murica being a special snow flake with their terrible healthcare?

I'm personally just thankful I haven't seen one of those dumbass comments like "Lolbreastfeeding" or making sexual innuendos/creepy comments about this. HG usually doesn't have those kinds of people, but given the subject of the short I was worried that might be the case and I'm glad it isn't.