https://bit.ly/37breast<br /><br />Moms explain why breastfeeding was such a natural choice.<br /><br /><br />Transcript:<br /><br /><br />00:07<br />Ekere Ekandem Olojala: I decided to breastfeed because I knew it<br />00:09<br />was the best choice for my baby.<br />00:11<br />I’ve taught several classes, received several trainings and<br />00:15<br />breastfeeding counseling, and I talk to mothers every day about<br />00:18<br />the benefits, whether it is saving money or also for the health<br />00:23<br />of the baby, so I decided as a counselor and as a leader in the<br />00:28<br />breastfeeding arena that I must follow my own advice that I give<br />00:32<br />to mothers.<br />00:33<br />Dr. Sahira Long: I try to encourage moms to not think of it as a<br />00:35<br />long-term commitment; you know, if you can just make it through<br />00:39<br />the first two weeks,<br />00:41<br />the next two weeks, take it day by day, you know.<br />00:43<br />It’s a choice that you make every day that you wake up.<br />00:46<br />This is what I’m going to do.<br />00:48<br />Jamilah Ellis: I decided to breastfeed because it was what I<br />00:51<br />had always seen in my life.<br />00:52<br />My mother breastfed me, and I was around when she breastfed my<br />00:55<br />younger sister, and so I had seen it and it just seemed like a<br />00:57<br />natural thing to do, and I did it.<br />01:00<br />Michelle K: Breastfeeding for me, basically, the reason why I<br />01:05<br />have chosen breastfeeding all of my children is I wanted to give<br />01:08<br />them the healthiest start possible.<br />01:10<br />I didn’t really know how to be a mom,<br />01:15<br />even starting from even how to deliver a baby, so<br />01:18<br />once we got that down then I thought, you know,<br />01:21<br />breastfeeding was the most natural, best and healthiest<br />01:24<br />thing that I could do for my kids.<br />01:26<br />Patrice: I decided to breastfeed because my mother breastfed me<br />01:30<br />and that’s just what I thought was the normal thing to do after<br />01:34<br />you have a baby.<br />01:35<br />Shaune: I decided to breastfeed because I heard that it was the<br />01:39<br />best alternative for babies in terms of feeding.<br />01:41<br />And I have also heard from other breastfeeding moms that their<br />01:44<br />kids were healthier, that a lot of their kids didn’t have to,<br />01:47<br />you know, they rarely got sick, they didn’t have ear infections,<br />01:50<br />and those are things that I wanted to provide for my kids in<br />01:53<br />terms of giving them the best.<br />01:54<br />I wanted to give them the best.<br />01:55<br />Letisha: My decision to breastfeed was the first decision that<br /><br /><br /><br />Related:<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06zw (Staying healthy and eating well)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06t1 (Overcoming breastfeeding challenges)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04oa (The benefits of breastfeeding)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04k1 (Uncovering breastfeeding misconceptions)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03i4 (Making the decision to breastfeed)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06ej (Is my baby getting enough milk?)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03yw (Secrets to breastfeeding success)<br /><br /><br />=================================================<br />Thanks for the input of womenshealth.gov
