Marcia, the biggest hurdle to bf is your own fears and anxiety. A woman's body is made to bf, and like mom said, there are some good tricks. I didn't bf my DD right away, but a few hours later & we didn't have a prob. I continued to bf for nearly 2 years. I agree w/ mom that the birth experience isn't necessarily tied to bf.

I also think it's also really important to have an idea of what u want for urself in delivery but not to be overly attached to the idea of a perfect birth experience (wether it's thru natural birth or w/ an epidural). Labor and delivery--it's just so tricky and unpredictable. Every birth and every baby is diff. The important thing is to end up w/ a healthy baby & a healthy mom.

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