Leah says improved consistency of information and better teamwork means less stress for women.
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I think one of the problems that I have with my first is, I was seen by so many different people and getting such conflicting information from the different people. That was really stressful for me. Yeah, we had that nurse that was coming into the home and then I went to the breastfeeding clinic at the hospital. And then we had the family doctor and just other – you know I went to some other clinics in the community. And I think that just confused me more than it helped or stress me out more than it helped [chuckle]. Some people were saying that the latching looked OK, other people were saying that it wasn’t, and he wasn’t getting enough. So maybe more consistency in care. Kind of being followed like by one person or one team that works closely together.
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