Grandparents

Grandparents can be a huge support to new parents. However they might have their own ideas about how you will feed and parent your baby and of course they want to help and make life as easy for you as possible.

We know a lot more now about how babies develop and this may mean that what your parents were told to do with you as a baby may be very different to the information you are being given. They might think that your baby is feeding too much or that you are spoiling your baby by holding them a lot.

Let them know how important breastfeeding is to you before your baby arrives and ask for their support. Perhaps share this useful leaflet from the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers with them.

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