Pregnant and preparing to breastfeed: a guide to the Possums resources

Being ready - or as ready as you can ever be

"Moving through a land of wonders wild and new." Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

"The journey to motherhood is an odyssey of epic proportions, and every woman who undertakes it a hero." Susan Maushart

There are some things you can't ever truly prepare for in life. Breastfeeding is one of them.

It's difficult when you're pregnant to think much beyond the birth, which is normal. But it's good to have effective help ready, by your side or at your fingertips or on your device, if you find that life has suddenly dropped you into the middle of … OMG, my baby needs to be fed, and I've got some challenges happening!

Just the materials in the mini-program called Before birth (When baby comes home) will be enough to prepare you for breastfeeding antenatally. It starts here.

Other resources which help you prepare for breastfeeding

Here are links to some other Possums Breastfeeding & Lactation resources which help prepare for breastfeeding.

Being ready for a busy mind and discombobulating body shape changes

Does it help to express colostrum before the birth and when would you use it?

When you've had breast surgery or nipple piercings

Do you have an inverted nipple?

Prepare to be physically comfortable when you're first breastfeeding

What are the best kind of breastfeeding chair and cushions? When you're worried your nipples might be 'flat'

The size of your breasts doesn't predict how much milk you'll make

Why giving women lists of feeding cues can make breastfeeding go worse not better

How to help your breasts make plenty of milk

References

Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland 1865

Susan Maushart, The mask of motherhood 1997