https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 11:03:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group/page/2#post-1479850 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 02:11:05 +0000 googly-eyes 1479850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I had already met my hospital's LCs three times and they were pushy and not helpful, so I didn't want to go. Next time I'll hopefully have a backup group. The other thing was I was just too tired to be out the door with my newborn at 9am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group/page/2#post-1479818 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:11:09 +0000 lemondrop 1479818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I should have, it probably would have helped my mental well being quite a bit. I'm definitely considering it this next time around if I can get out for a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group/page/2#post-1479660 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:26:42 +0000 78h2o 1479660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginabean3: that is such crap! The lactation consultants where I went were nothing like that. I'm so sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479656 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:24:12 +0000 singingbee 1479656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Our hospital has a lactation club. I've been twice and I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479645 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:17:20 +0000 DillonLion 1479645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every week of my maternity leave! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479636 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:12:48 +0000 78h2o 1479636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went every week during the first 12-16 weeks, then sporadically after that. It was free, extremely helpful, and I got to meet a lot if really nice moms that way. Mine was at a hospital and run by 2 lactation consultants and a nurse who helped with weighing the babies before and after feeds.</p> <p>When I heard of it, I thought it would be a group of moms sitti g in a circle, talking about their difficulties, asking questions, etc. the way this particular group was run, there were a bunch of tables in a big room. You put your stuff down, stripped your baby to his/her diaper, then had the baby weighed. Then you went and nursed. Most women did not use any sort of cover, which really surprised me at first, but soon was very comfortable. The lactation consultants circled around and met with each woman individually - checked latch, position/hold, and answered questions. While waiting for my turn, I'd chat with other moms sitting at my table. After each side, the baby would be weighed to see how much milk the baby had taken in. They kept a log sheet and tracked each baby's weight from week to week.</p> <p>Everyone was very supportive.... even when LO was screaming/crying/on a nursing strike.... and even (or especially) when I was the one crying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479622 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:58:37 +0000 MsLipGloss 1479622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: a lot of policies do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479586 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:33:31 +0000 junebugmama 1479586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: There are so many people to identify with. It really is so helpful! </p> <p>I help run one. However, my biggest support was attending Breast Feeding USA meetings. I was intimidated at La Leche League meetings, but BFUSA seems to be more supportive of all Moms who are breastfeeding. Regardless if it's full time or not. They all seem to say "breastfeeding doesn't have to be all or nothing" and I think that's a much better thought process than what I see at LLL which is more, "everyone must breast feed!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479582 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:30:56 +0000 blackbird 1479582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to, but I remember feeling so overwhelmed by the idea of leaving the house with her. But the dr really didn't want her to go anywhere with her breathing issues. I think next time I will make more of an effort, though, because I think it would be very helpful and I would like to make some mama friends :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479568 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:19:09 +0000 matador84 1479568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: that is such a great idea! I wonder if insurance covers something like that?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479404 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:35:53 +0000 MsLipGloss 1479404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: @MrsH: I had a LC come to my house. She was awesome, and truly, the single biggest contributing factor to my continuing to BF. I wish I had called her right away! My DH actually called her for me to schedule the first visit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1479389 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:28:12 +0000 birdofafeather 1479389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I went even though I didnt have major issues. It was good to hear what other women were going through that had little ones ahead of me and to hear what was normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478932 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:07:01 +0000 MrsF 1478932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to a BF support group run by the LC at the hospital where I delivered. It was super laid back, mostly just talking about how things were going not only with BF, but also with caring for a newborn in general. It was great to have people to talk to. It got me out of the house and one of the moms I met there is my best mom friend now. I was SO nervous to go the first time, but I would encourage anyone to go - whether you are having issues breastfeeding or not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478898 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:56:52 +0000 heartonastring 1478898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I went to a drop-in breastfeeding clinic run by my LC and her colleagues (all LCs and doulas). I cried there a number of times. And I honestly went every week for the first nine weeks of DD's life. It saved our BFing relationship and it was so helpful to be surrounded by other mums and babies who were facing the same struggles. It was seriously like a big, warm hug every week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478817 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:36:47 +0000 Ginabean3 1478817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: @anagram: I know! It was horrible. Next time I'm going to find a better group. Thank goodness for Hellobee....it was nice to be able to come on here and not be judged! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478514 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:17:54 +0000 LemonLong 1478514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, 3 times a week during my maternity leave! It helped me get through six weeks of horrible pain and I loved finding out how much LO weighed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478477 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:09:23 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1478477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found a great LC support group that even helped me learn how to pump! It was great! </p> <p>There were many moms there that had to supplement and were even using SNS systems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478420 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:53:50 +0000 maybebaby 1478420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and I wish I'd gone sooner/more often! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478397 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:43:07 +0000 bpcmarj 1478397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and I loved it!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478388 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:40:09 +0000 coopsmama 1478388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginabean3: Wow. I'd be livid. I'm sorry you had that experience. :(</p> <p>I didn't after DS because he was always an excellent breast feeder and we had no issues. I wouldn't hesitate to go though with this upcoming baby if things don't go swimmingly. I've only heard good things about our local BFing support group. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478386 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:38:17 +0000 hilsy85 1478386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went once but it was a huge, slightly disorganized group, and LO was much older than the other babies at the time, and I didn't find it that helpful...I think if I had gone in the first month it would have been great!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478372 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:34:00 +0000 Anagram 1478372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginabean3: that's horrible!!!! My group was nothing like that---at all. It was run by an LC at the hospital, but she was really sweet and supportive of everyone doing whatever they needed. Obviously, she was there to offer us support, look at our latches (if we wanted), do weighted feeds, give advice----but she also would say that the reality of life is that different things work for different people.</p> <p>What a shame that she made you feel so unwelcome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478210 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:51:30 +0000 MrsH 1478210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginabean3: :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478106 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:24:44 +0000 Ginabean3 1478106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did.....but the minute I revealed that I was supplementing the facilitator jumped down my throat. She was like, "WHY are you supplementing, you need to get her OFF that formula". I was in tears! I managed to squeak out "well, she was in the NICU and the Dr. advised me to supplement with 2 oz a day...." She was like, "you need to find a new doctor."</p> <p>Needless to say, I never went back. I get that it's a breastfeeding group. I was just trying to be honest to give them my whole story/background to sort of explain WHY I needed breastfeeding support...... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478090 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:20:37 +0000 rattles 1478090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I attended LLL meetings starting when DD was 2 weeks. We still go sometimes for their "parent enrichment" meetings! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478052 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:10:20 +0000 Anagram 1478052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: I felt the SAME way, but it helped so much! Seriously!! Going the first time is the hardest part. Even though, ultimately I ended up being an EPer, having that extra help and support when I was in the first stages was invaluable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478048 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:08:57 +0000 Anagram 1478048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. That's how I met most of my mommy friends. And by the way, I was SO worried I would be judged for feeding my baby pumped milk there, but it was not like that AT ALL.. There were moms breastfeeding, formula feeing, feeding pumped milk--all. We were all there because we were struggling, so it made sense in retrospect that we'd be feeding all kinds of ways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478041 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:07:20 +0000 Alivoo01 1478041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No bc DS wasn't breastfeeding until he was 6 weeks old. I had to pump and bottle feed him since he was so small. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1478013 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:59:36 +0000 Grace 1478013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I loved it. I wasn't having trouble, but just being with other moms doing the same thing as me made me feel so much less alone. @MrsH: I know it's intimiating to go to something like that for the first time but you should definitely go. The women that go to breastfeeding support groups are not the kind that are going to make you feel bad. Hugs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-breastfeeding-support-group#post-1477988 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:53:41 +0000 purrpletulips 1477988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I attended Le Leche League meetings regularly with both DD and DS. Attended my first when DD was 5 weeks old and I was on my way to quitting (she BF until 15m). I continued to go when I wasn't pregnant and continue to go now even though DS is weaned I'm fairly sure we are done having kids. </p>