Elisa Di Tullio Maria Consiglia Caringella
The pain of breastfeeding for my baby's sake.
Maria Recommends Caringella, of Apulian origins, has always lived in Novara and has two little girls. She strongly wanted natural breastfeeding for both daughters but only with the second one did she succeed in her intent. In the interview, Maria emphasizes the great difficulties she had to face both the first and the second time to be able to breastfeed her children, the sadness of the renunciation for the first daughter, and the great debt towards the mother, who 'she has always supported, and of the Lactation Center of the Novara Hospital which provided her with some fundamental notions and support in times of difficulty.
Here Maria dwells on how little spontaneous and natural the act of breastfeeding is for a bewildered and frightened mother: her failure to reach her goal with her first daughter allowed her to arrive more prepared with her second. There were difficulties, however, but what had changed in her was probably the awareness of the determination necessary to overcome her difficulties and pain.
Probably this state of mind allowed her to face the pain experienced in the first part of breastfeeding of the second daughter with a new awareness and with the serenity that, even if intense, would have passed and would have left in its place not the signs of a illness but the joy of having left a precious gift to your child.
Video table of contents
- Presentation
- Two girls, one breastfed, the other fed with artificial milk.
- The decisive help from the Breastfeeding Center of the Novara Hospital.
- Breastfeeding is not "spontaneous" or "natural".
- The experience of "defeat" with my first child: trying to live the negative experience well too.
- My mother's support.
- Close people who tried to dissuade me. Words that hurt and that made me feel inadequate.
- Colleagues "go to the bottle immediately".
- Breastfeeding makes me feel good. Create a unique relationship.
- The return home after childbirth and the sense of disorientation.
- With the first child I did not understand the signs of hunger, with the second there is a great harmony.
- I will stop breastfeeding living in the moment, without an a priori idea.
- The help of my husband and my mother is essential.
- Support from my employer.
- Breastfeeding in public is still difficult for me.
- I would not say no if they asked me to breastfeed another woman's child and vice versa I would have another woman breastfeed my child.
- The state of mind of the mother affects not only breastfeeding but in general my daughter's behavior.
- How time management changes with breastfeeding. We are always together.
- Pain and breastfeeding: I lived it with serenity. I knew I was doing it for my daughter, not the pain of an illness but you are doing it for your son.
- Treat with milk.
Interview information
Region: Piemomnte
City: Novara
Maria Consiglia Caringella
Date of birth: 05-06-1981
City: Bari
School: University
Profession: Employee
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Luca Ghiardo
Video by: Luca Ghiardo, Davide Porporato
Created: 14-09-2022
Questo video fa parte del seguente archivio
Breastfeeding: forms and practices of humanity
Breastfeeding: forms and practices of humanity
Breastfeeding is unanimously recognized by the main world health authorities as a fundamental health protection in the short, medium and long term for both the baby and the mother, offering biological, nutritional, emotional, relational and economic benefits.
The most important international scientific societies recommend giving the baby only breast milk for the first six months of life and subsequently accompanying the introduction of other foods with breastfeeding at least for the entire first year of the baby's life, but also up to two years and over if mother and child so wish.
This archive contains some testimonies of mothers and midwives aimed at deepening this theme by offering points of view anchored to individual experiences and sensitivities.
