Did your ob/gyn discuss the benefits of breastfeeding with you during your pregnancy?

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If yes, please share your experience. Did your doctor initiate the discussion? Did you find it helpful? Anything you'd like to share would be appreciated.

If no, do you feel that he/she should have? Why or why not? Do you think it's important that breastfeeding be discussed with your ob/gyn during pregancy, as it is proven to be beneficial to womens' health?

Your thoughts, please. No debates. This is a serious question, not an invitation to argue.

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Breastfeeding should always be discussed since it is the best food for babies, and don't health care providers want to advise what's best for babies?

That being said, mothers are free to choose whatever feeding option they want and should not be pressured or bullied into either nursing OR bottle feeding.

They should just be given the info and support they need.
 
My midwives both assumed (correctly) that we would be nursing, and helped me plan accordingly.

With my first, my midwife provided great reading materials and requested that I attend a full cycle of LLL meetings before my son's arrival.

With my second, we had a brief conversation about nursing experiences with my first, and since I wasn't worried about it (and was still nursing my first) there wasn't a need for much more discussion.
 
No, she didn't. It really isn't part of her job though, since after delivering the baby, they are pretty much done with you. OB's don't go to school for education on babies and beneficial things for your infant such as breastfeeding. It would be nice if they did, but that is what a lactation consultant is for.
 
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