Support for new mothers, especially with breastfeeding is of vital importance.  Before the prevalence of bottle-feeding, women learned about breastfeeding in a natural way from other women around them.  I strongly encourage new mothers to seek out other breastfeeding women for support.  Studies show that women who are supported by their partner, their family and their peers are much more likely to have a satisfying breastfeeding experience.  I have seen this proven over the last 5 years in the For Babies’ Sake group.  The women who have come through the group have overcome breastfeeding issues with the help of other women who have become friends, encouragers and supporters.  One of the more interesting phenomena I have seen with the group is that the women who come during pregnancy tend to experience fewer problems, and have an easier time overcoming those problems than women who have not attended a breastfeeding group prenatally.  The post-partum period is one of the most difficult times in a woman’s life to learn and retain new information, so the more breastfeeding information she can soak in during pregnancy, the easier it will be to continue breastfeeding.  If you would like to try it out for yourself, come visit For Babies’ Sake. 

For Babies’ Sake meets every Tuesday evening at 7:00pm.  The South Arlington Church of Christ graciously donates meeting space at 830 Eden Rd., Arlington, TX 76001.  For more information, please call Mellanie at 817-504-6947 or Deirdre at 817-995-3615.   

Other sources of support in the D/FW area: 

La Leche League of Arlington:  http://www.lllusa.org/web/ ArlingtonTX.html

La Leche League of Bedford:  http://www.lllusa.org/web/ BedfordTX.html

La Leche League of Burleson:  http://www.lllusa.org/web/ BurlesonTX.html

Le Leche League of Ft. Worth:  http://www.lllusa.org/web/ FtWorthTX.html

La Leche League of Dallas and Surrounding Areas:  http://www.lllusa.org/web/ DallasTX.html

Sources for on-line support: 

Kellymom.com Forums http://forum.kellymom.net/

Breastfeeding.com Forums http://www.breastfeeding.com/ forums/

LLL Forums http://forums.llli.org/

Adoptive Breastfeeding Resource Website Forums  http://www.fourfriends.com/ abrw/forum/index.php?

ProMoM.org (Promotion of Mother’s Milk, Inc.) Forums http://promom.org/forum/