How About Mom: "Breastfeeding: Special and Challenging"
We can name so many reasons why breastfeeding is one of the most magical parts of motherhood. We can also name many reasons why it's one of the most challenging.
Breastfeeding your baby is one of the most intimate moments you can share. So ordinary, yet so special. But let's be honest: breastfeeding is also challenging. It can be difficult to master, or even painful at times. You'll have to deal with engorgement and menstrual periods, cracked nipples and leaky shirts. Breastfeeding requires perseverance, proper support, and guidance.
Breastfeeding affects your hormone levels, which can make you feel emotional, tired, or irritable. Some women say it feels like all their energy is literally being sucked out by breastfeeding. Breastfeeding, especially when combined with pumping, demands a lot of planning and organization.
While we might get a different perspective from stories, videos, or photos of other mothers, it's far from a given that breastfeeding is successful or even possible. It's important to remember that many mental and physical aspects play a role in breastfeeding, both for you and your baby. The pregnancy, the birth, your body and your baby's, the support you receive from the beginning: these are all factors that play a role in the success or failure of breastfeeding.
A little help . That's Difrax's motto. A motto we wholeheartedly endorse. With How About Mom, we also want to offer support when (expectant) mothers need it most. We do this, for example, through our online platform, our book, and our free app—where you can watch videos about latching on, feeding positions, pumping, or using a nipple shield.
We also recently launched a breastfeeding course , featuring over two hours of videos, checklists, and guides. It covers everything you need to know to prepare for breastfeeding. How About Mom collaborates with a team of over forty maternity care professionals. We developed this breastfeeding course in collaboration with a certified lactation consultant—an expert in breastfeeding.
We believe it's important for every mother to know: choose what works for you. Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, pumping, donor milk. There are so many options. Remember that feeding your baby can remain a moment of intimacy between you and your baby. You don't have to lose this when you switch from breastfeeding to bottle-feeding. Hold your baby close and continue to cherish those wonderful moments of peace and quiet together.
About How About Mom
How About Mom offers pregnant women and mothers support, information, and inspiration with its eponymous app , its honest mothering book , and online courses . How About Mom was founded by entrepreneurs, sisters, and mothers Anna Jacobs and Frederieke Jacobs and is supported by (maternity) care professionals throughout the Netherlands.