So your grandchild is being breastfed and you are not sure where your support needs to start or where your advice needs to end. Breastfeeding is a personal thing, shared by the mother and the baby. Yet, as the grandmother, sometimes you do know what is best—but should you say? You want to be helpful, but not too helpful.  

Listen as Jeanne Friebe, RN, BSN, IBCLC, RNC-LRN (a.k.a. Granny-Nanny) talks about her journey moving from her role as a registered nurse with 35 years of experience to becoming a first-time grandmother—that is, having no experience—in this very different role. Jeanne describes her ongoing learning of how to be helpful yet allowing her daughter to find her own way, identifying resources she and her daughter have found together, the importance of family support, and how to know when to seek non-family support.

So your grandchild is being breastfed and you are not sure where your support needs to start or where your advice needs to end. Breastfeeding is a personal thing, shared by the mother and the baby. Yet, as the grandmother, sometimes you do know what is best—but should you say? You want to be helpful, but not too helpful. Listen as Jeanne Friebe, RN, BSN, IBCLC, RNC-LRN (a.k.a. Granny-Nanny) talks about her journey moving from her role as a registered nurse with 35 years of experience to becoming a first-time grandmother—that is, having no experience—in this very different role. Jeanne describes her ongoing learning of how to be helpful yet allowing her daughter to find her own way, identifying resources she and her daughter have found together, the importance of family support, and how to know when to seek non-family support.

Grandparenting of a Breastfed Baby

Every new mother hears that breast is best. Many decide to breastfeed so their baby has the best. But soon after birth, the days are often fraught with sleep deprivation and conflicting messages from peers, family members, and health care professionals. Later, negative messages from the media and critical comments from family members and others may trigger mothers to question their decision. Feelings of inadequacy, intimidation and societal pressure to wean can cause mothers to give up breastfeeding before meeting their goals.
The aim of this show is to empower parents to overcome the barriers that keep them from beginning or continuing to breastfeed. Through discussion of hospital practices, milk supply, medications, returning to work, milk storage options, and more, this show will provide an informed and supportive voice for new families and established families, so that they can take charge of their breastfeeding experience from conception through weaning.

Every new mother hears that breast is best. Many decide to breastfeed so their baby has the best. But soon after birth, the days are often fraught with sleep deprivation and conflicting messages from peers, family members, and health care professionals. Later, negative messages from the media and critical comments from family members and others may trigger mothers to question their decision. Feelings of inadequacy, intimidation and societal pressure to wean can cause mothers to give up breastfeeding before meeting their goals. The aim of this show is to empower parents to overcome the barriers that keep them from beginning or continuing to breastfeed. Through discussion of hospital practices, milk supply, medications, returning to work, milk storage options, and more, this show will provide an informed and supportive voice for new families and established families, so that they can take charge of their breastfeeding experience from conception through weaning.

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