Breastfeeding Grief: A Risk Factor For Postpartum Depression: Experiences With Breastfeeding Grief

Sometimes breastfeeding doesn't go as hoped for, or as expected. Some of those mothers, with a little support, guidance and practice, quickly move to a place of comfort and enjoyment and they don't look back as they overcome challenges. But some don't. Some of them need incredible determination to overcome problems and difficulties. Some go far beyond what even they thought they would do. And some reach a point where they run out of energy and emotion to keep going.
What do these mothers need from those around them?
How can partners, family, friends or health professionals support them in a way that helps those mothers who are discovering that breastfeeding isn't going as well as they expected?
Hilary Jacobson, writer, researcher, holistic breastfeeding consultant and hypnotherapist, shares from her own and the experience of hundreds of mothers as to what it can mean to experience these devastating emotions.
Applying techniques of mindfulness and neuroplasticity, Jacobson shows a way out of the feelings of heartbreak and failure that overcome mothers.
The issues addressed here by Jacobson have long been brushed under the rug as new mothers tried to cope with the surprising grief that can accompany the "joyful" postpartum period. Jacobson's practical information, effective practices, and revealing interviews all convene within this charming book to help women get beyond stigmas attached to breastfeeding difficulties and into the creation of a sustainable mother-baby bond. Ultimately, her practices prepare women to cope with the unexpected challenges of parenthood in empowered ways.