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How You Influence Others: What do you think is the most important thing that you do to influence pregnant and new moms to breastfeed? Do you have a story of a mom who you feel you’ve really helped?
The most important thing I do for new mothers is to model breastfeeding in public. The second most important thing I do is to be willing to talk to any new mom who needs it. I had a coworker whose wife was having breastfeeding problems. I have him my home phone and told her to call me whenever she needed to. I also gave her La Leche League’s number. On Twitter, I try to answer questions and provide support to new moms, and at least one has said I helped her get through the tough times and make it. I try not to give bad advice, so if someone has a question I can’t answer, I don’t. I hate when people give advice just because they don’t want to NOT give advice! My sister-in-law nursed her toddler while pregnant and after the baby was born against the advice of her friends because I had done it with mine, and she knew it could be done! She also said she felt comfortable nursing her two year old because I nursed a two year old! That makes me feel really good.
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