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Although natural, breastfeeding is not easy. Lack of knowledge and support to make the difficulties mothers breastfeed their babies.

When pregnant with their first child six years ago, Kartika (39) was determined to give breast milk (breast milk) in children. As an expectant mother, she understands very well that there is no other intake can beat breast milk even though it claimed to contain colostrum formula though. Colostrum is the first liquid that comes out of nipple new mothers.

Before her son was born, Kartika already equip themselves with a lot of reading books and magazines about the ins and outs of breastfeeding. From there he knew that newborns should be breastfed directly. In addition, babies should also always close to his mother so as not to stress face the new environment outside the womb. Kartika also been prepared in a manner breastfeed correctly.

Once a child is born, the fact that unlike Kartika found that he had imagined. Kartika can not immediately breastfeed her child because the baby was taken to a special baby room. The reason, the baby will be cleaned and the mother could rest before feeding.

Once born, Stars, Kartika child, yet also united with his mother. Women who work in financial institutions in Jakarta, took the initiative to come to the nursery to breastfeed. But every time to nurse the Star, is as reluctant Kartika child feeding.

Schedule milk

Before coming Kartika nurses already provide infant formula to the Stars. This incident occurred repeatedly during Kartika treated in private hospitals located in Tangerang.

Accidentally, in the room head nurse Kartika see a placard with formula feeding schedule for infants in the hospital. “The schedule was prepared for one year and every month provided the milk brand is different,” said Kartika who suspect there is a conspiracy among producers of milk marketing and the hospital.

Also experienced an unpleasant experience Baroto Sisca (36) when she was breastfeeding her child several years ago. Because of her infant son was crying more frequently, often reprimanded her mother-Sisca. He said, breast milk is not nutritious Sisca and dilute so that the baby is always hungry.

Because not bear to hear the baby crying, mother-in-law urged Sisca to switch to formula milk are more concentrated solution so that the baby early satiety. “I survived and refused to give formula milk to my children,” Sisca said.

According to Sisca, when a new child is born, breastfeeding was diluted because it is usually called early breast milk. In breast milk was watery substance called colostrum is beneficial to build resilience of the baby’s body.

“Breast milk is dilute in nature such as drinks for babies. Not that that means the mother’s milk diluted malnutrition. So do not stop breastfeeding because breast milk looks watery, “Sisca said that later joined the Nursing Mothers Association of Indonesia (AIMI).

Pressure

In a weak psychological conditions, new mothers are very vulnerable when under pressure. “Without support from significant others, especially their husbands or parents, mothers who had had breast-feeding could be determined and no longer give priority to breast milk for her baby,” said Mia Sutanto (36), one of the founders AIMI. AIMI is a place for mothers to share information and experience of nursing and become a support group of mothers who had difficulty breastfeeding.

Kartika who need reinforcement of the mother and her husband, just get a different response when still want to breastfeed a child star at the time it hit the yellow. Because the condition is yellow, a sign of baby’s liver can not work perfectly, the nurse took over the Star of the hands of Kartika. According to this nurse Stars had more to drink that yellow condition immediately improved. While breast milk is not considered sufficient to Kartika Stars.

“I was still strong with milk. But my husband and my mother actually asked me to follow suggestions that are considered more experienced nurses to handle a baby, “recalls Kartika. Finally he gave up. During one week in hospital Star, Kartika only occasionally giving her breast milk to the Stars.

The distance between home Kartika with hospital about 15 miles. To provide breast milk, Kartika should go back and forth from home to hospital. He can not stay in the hospital because there is no waiting room facilities that can be used for sleeping. Because of fatigue, Kartika even get sick.

Kartika is still wracked with guilt because he could not give a lot of milk to her child. After star turns six years old, first child Kartika is often attacked by viruses, allergies, and obesity. Outside, many mothers like Kartika still struggling to breastfeed her child.