She was very relaxed and reassuring, not fat phobic being plus sized herself. Of course, I'd had reduction surgery and wasn't too huge, a "DD" cup size, but the regular nurses were absolutely no help with lactation. The LC was the only one I talked to who seemed to know anything.

I breastfed until DD was seven months old, but my problem was the breast reduction surgery, not the fat. I never made more than half the milk she needed. The LCs worked diligently with me the whole time, I don't know if I'd have been able to nurse past two or three weeks without them.

Lactation consultants are THE BEST. Regular nurses I found to be no where near as helpful or informed, but I don't think that's their fault, I just don't think they have the amount of training the LCs do.

I couldn't follow the link to the story, did the researchers track how much assistance the mothers got in learning how to breastfeed? Like LCs, LLL, etc.? It's emotionally devastating to have breastfeeding problems for some women and if they don't have adequate support to work through them, they'll quit. If that info isn't in the study, they're missing a huge factor.

Anhata
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