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No EBF friends

LittleNugget93LittleNugget93 member
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Out of all my mom friends, I'm the only who exclusively breastfeeds my daughter. I need an EBF support system! 
Where are all my EBF mama's at? Haha
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Re: No EBF friends

  • jllmb79jllmb79 member
    I never had any friends that lived close that EBF.  My husband was my support but my LC, the bump and www.kellymom.com is where I got all the information I needed.
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  • AnotherPreggoAnotherPreggo member
    Ugh... I hear ya!  I have plenty of mama friends, but none of them stuck with nursing!  It made me feel like they assumed I was judging them for it.  Just try to get any support you need on forums like this, or from older family members who have "been there, done that".  
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  • AnotherPreggoAnotherPreggo member
    Ugh... I hear ya!  I have plenty of mama friends, but none of them stuck with nursing!  It made me feel like they assumed I was judging them for it.  Just try to get any support you need on forums like this, or from older family members who have "been there, done that".  
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    DS 7/16/14
    DD Free from FPIES triggers as of 18 months! 
    Sweet potato, avocado, banana, mango, oats, wheat & rice outgrown.
    Dairy, soy, and peanut allergies outgrown! Allergic to eggs.
    DS MSPI, egg allergy
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  • platypusbabyplatypusbaby member
    Check out your local LLLC for meetings and I have also found a local breastfeeding Facebook group which does meet ups as well!!
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  • linzeek44linzeek44 member
    Most of my friends don't have kids, let alone breastfeed. When we moved, I found the BFing group at our local hospital, and now I have a great group of breastfeeding moms around. I really recommend finding a group, whether it's LLL, BreastfeedingUSA, or at a hospital. It's great to have that support, even when you are nursing a toddler. 

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  • LittleNugget93LittleNugget93 member
    I looked up breastfeeding groups near me through Facebook, LLL, and Meetup. I live in a pretty remote area (people drive 45 miles to go to a mall that has more than a Barnes and Noble and Macy's...and we just got the Macy's last year. Haha) so the groups are all roughly an hour drive away through a mountain pass that, quite frankly, I hate driving. 
    I feel like the queen of excuses. Maybe I haven't looked far enough. Haha. 
    So glad I'm not alone, though. I swear it is a rare sight to hear of a mom that breastfeeds past the first couple of weeks, let alone months. 


    AnotherPreggo said:
    Ugh... I hear ya!  I have plenty of mama friends, but none of them stuck with nursing!  It made me feel like they assumed I was judging them for it.  Just try to get any support you need on forums like this, or from older family members who have "been there, done that".  
    I swear I feel the same way! I almost feel guilty nursing and talking about nursing when I'm with them. But then I remember that that is ridiculous to even think about feeling guilty. Haha
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  • smittie417smittie417 member
    edited January 2014
    Maybe you could try going to a few LLL meetings, And see if there are moms close to where you live. And form a play date or whatever?
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