Its All About Experimenting: A Research Paper on the Issue of Breastfeeding

Based on the article titled, "The breast whisperer" by Elissa Gootman, the article introduces a 52 year old part medical professional, therapist and sleuth woman by the name of Freda Rosenfield and her quest to assist many distressed mothers and their newborn babies when it comes to breast feeding. She has seen roughly about 2,000 moms concerning this situation and has seen many successful results from her clients. Ms. Rosenfield has had a series of situations that she dealt with. She has worked with anxious novices, Hasidic women and their sudden inability to nurse their seventh to ninth baby and even dealt with babies diagnosed with down syndrome. She has offered many solutions and alternatives for mothers to enhance their experience with breastfeeding. Although she has seen much successes in what she does for most of her clients, she has also dealt with dissatisfied customers. Although the help from a certified professional is great and all, there is no need of one when it comes to breastfeeding, because not only does it cost but it also doesn't give you a sense of assurance of your own body.

Now its not at all a bad thing to refer to a professional for tips and advice when in need, but it tells you that you are quite unsure on how to experiment on positioning the baby so that you make things right. On one of the testimonials in response to the article, the woman gives us questions and responses such as, "How do you know that the baby is latched properly? Because it feels right. How do you know if the baby is getting milk? Because you can always feel it, hear it, and see it. If you can't trust your senses and use hands on exploration, you can always rely on the foolproof equation of "milk in= pee/poop out to confirm your progress." (Amanda,2010). She also states, "If you are able to hand-express your own milk, then you should intuitively know how to get your baby latched on properly. If you don't know where the magic pressure points are on your own breast/nipples, then you need to roll up your sleeves and learn how the body works." (Amanda,2010).

On the article, "The breast whisperer", a woman by the name of Amy Brill states, "It really, really hurts to have someone sucking on your nipple like 10 times a day, partly because there is a right way and a wrong way". (Gootman, 1). Surely this woman had recognized the right way and the wrong way before she met with Freda based on her statement, so why did she need to consult a professional in the first place? She could have just said I've always wondered what's the right way.

In conclusion, you don't really have to refer to someone for help unless you are very unsure of what to do. What you need to do is to experiment a little in order to make sure the experience with breastfeeding is right and to use your senses. There's always formula for those who cant deal with the grief and discomfort.