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| Gloucestershire support network helped us to breastfeed, say mums | Gloucestershire support network helped us to breastfeed, say mums |
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| Manpreet Pinder volunteers as a breastfeeding peer supporter | Manpreet Pinder volunteers as a breastfeeding peer supporter |
| Two mums who struggled to breastfed their babies have said they would have struggled without the help of a peer support group. | Two mums who struggled to breastfed their babies have said they would have struggled without the help of a peer support group. |
| Manpreet Pinder, who has since trained as a volunteer breastfeeding peer supporter, and her sister, Suki, said without the charity they would not have learned how to breastfeed. | |
| Ms Pinder, who had her son in 2020, said she found it difficult to breastfeed at first. "Though I loved him from the moment he came into this world, it was really tough," she said. | Ms Pinder, who had her son in 2020, said she found it difficult to breastfeed at first. "Though I loved him from the moment he came into this world, it was really tough," she said. |
| Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Support Network has drop-ins, with a qualified breastfeeding counsellor and peer supporters, in Dursley, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Churchdown, Cirencester and Stroud. | Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Support Network has drop-ins, with a qualified breastfeeding counsellor and peer supporters, in Dursley, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Churchdown, Cirencester and Stroud. |
| Ms Pinder said of her breastfeeding experience: "It was so painful, I couldn't get him on. I don't have words to describe the pain, it was so bad." | Ms Pinder said of her breastfeeding experience: "It was so painful, I couldn't get him on. I don't have words to describe the pain, it was so bad." |
| "Before I had a baby, I thought: you need clothes, you need nappies. But I never thought about how you feed your baby," she added. | "Before I had a baby, I thought: you need clothes, you need nappies. But I never thought about how you feed your baby," she added. |
| "The most difficult part of breastfeeding is at night. Naturally, babies will feed quite a lot at night. | "The most difficult part of breastfeeding is at night. Naturally, babies will feed quite a lot at night. |
| "That behaviour of a baby, the fussiness and wanting to latch on all the time, that's a recipe for a horrible time." | "That behaviour of a baby, the fussiness and wanting to latch on all the time, that's a recipe for a horrible time." |
| When her sister Suki had a child, Ms Pinder travelled back to Gloucester to help her with breastfeeding. | |
| Suki said that until she had her own child, she did not realise the extent of what her sister had gone through. | |
| "It felt like my son was never full, it felt like he was always hungry. I didn't realise there was a skill to breastfeeding," she said. | "It felt like my son was never full, it felt like he was always hungry. I didn't realise there was a skill to breastfeeding," she said. |
| NHS Breastfeeding Guidance | NHS Breastfeeding Guidance |
| "I spent so much time during my pregnancy focusing on the birth. I never once thought of the breastfeeding side of things. I just wanted to breastfeed because it's a really good bonding thing." | "I spent so much time during my pregnancy focusing on the birth. I never once thought of the breastfeeding side of things. I just wanted to breastfeed because it's a really good bonding thing." |
| On the NHS website, it says: "In the first week, your baby may want to feed very often. It could be every hour in the first few days. | On the NHS website, it says: "In the first week, your baby may want to feed very often. It could be every hour in the first few days. |
| "As a very rough guide, your baby should feed at least 8 to 12 times, or more, every 24 hours during the first few weeks. | "As a very rough guide, your baby should feed at least 8 to 12 times, or more, every 24 hours during the first few weeks. |
| "It's fine to feed your baby whenever they are hungry, when your breasts feel full or if you just want to have a cuddle." | "It's fine to feed your baby whenever they are hungry, when your breasts feel full or if you just want to have a cuddle." |
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