| If you want to breastfeed please be aware that many of the ideas in this book will hinder you rather than help you. Don’t be fooled by the lip service she pays to believing that breast is best. Many of the suggestions in the book go against getting breastfeeding off to a good start.
Most new mothers begin to feel confident about their new role as a mother around the four to six week mark. I would wait until you know that breastfeeding is working and that you and baby both have no worries about it before even thinking about a routine.
By four to six weeks you and your baby will be in a rhythm – dancing around together. And most mothers find that the style of their live becomes somewhat predictable (as much as anyone’s can).
Mothers who use Gina Ford’s ideas give the credit to Gina Ford when in fact they should be giving the credit to themselves because they are the ones who achieved the happy rhythm they have with the their babies.
Remember that night feeds are very important to maintain your milk supply when you are breastfeeding. It isn’t such a good idea to try and get rid of them. Rather to manage the night feeds by lying down so that you can still get rest while doing them.
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