B4 you become stressed about going back to school or work., or simply trying to get back to an organised life, take a step back and take a deep breath. Hopefully you have carried your baby to full term and life with your newborn has just begun. You have achieved an enormous goal and life has changed beyond recognition.
The term fourth trimester encompasses life in the first couple of months that baby is here. This is an important time for bonding and breastfeeding. Babies need to be close, they do not know you are in the next room or that you will pick them up in 2 minutes. Babies do not know about clocks and that maybe in half an hour they will be fed. One of the biggest changes in the way you can cope with this new way of thinking, is to begin to understand the very basic needs of your new baby. They want to know you are nearby 24/7. You are their security, the place where they feel safe and learn about the world they now belong to, as well as their primary food source. Without you they cannot survive. Now, some people may say this is a stressful burden to undertake, that the baby will be spoilt by being held all the time, that you are unable to provide all the nutrition he or she needs. The facts are this, there is a very small % of women who will be unable to breastfeed but the majority can and are able to with help and support when and if needed.
