Considering Breast-Feeding? This Guide Can Help
The vast majority of pregnant women in the U.S. say they plan to breast-feed, but aren't told that many new moms worldwide find it tricky. Being mentored the first weeks after birth can help a lot.
There's a big push in the U.S. from pediatricians to have mothers of newborns breast-feed exclusively for at least six months.
And many new moms want to. But only about 60 percent who start off breast-feeding keep it up for six months or more, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Shots interviewed nearly a dozen lactation consultants, pediatricians and researchers who had tips for women on how to reach their breast-feeding goals. Here's a quick guide to their advice.
1. Expect problems at first
Many people think of breast-feeding as automatic and expect it to be easy, says , a leading lactation educator
