Monthly Archives: June 2018
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29 Jun
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26 Jun
For some partners, the desire to enjoy a closer connection with their baby can mean offering or even insisting that they give the baby a bottle.Unfortunately, this can cause unnecessary stress to a mum who is learning to breastfeed. So what's a loving partner to do?Read more » -
18 Jun
Read more »Learning to breastfeed so it becomes natural and easy can take a few weeks or longer, just like learning a dance with an inexperienced partner who also needs to learn the steps (coordinating sucking, swallowing and breathing). Soon, breastfeeding is mostly a sweet interlude in your days and nights, as you snuggle together and drink in that sweet baby breath and stroke his fine skin as he fills up on your mama milk. But, at the risk of sounding like a Debbie Downer, even when breastfeeding is going pretty smoothly, there are a few things that suck, big time ....
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12 Jun
Read more »You’re stuck on the couch having the life sucked out of you by the tiny person latched onto your breast as though his life depends on you (actually, it kind of does right now!). Being needed so intensely is making you feel overwhelmed, and now you’re totally confused by the unhelpful comments being tossed at you, including, ‘He’s just using you as a dummy’. And you wonder, am I really just a human dummy? Should I just give my baby a ‘real’ dummy?
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4 Jun
The thing is, if your baby is feeding directly from the breast, you probably wouldn’t notice what colour your breast milk was and, as long as your baby is happily feeding, it’s unlikely there is a problem or that your baby is at any risk, regardless of the colour of your milk. But what does it mean if your breast milk is green, blue, pink , watery or creamy?Read more »
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Food and Mothers' Milk - How your diet can boost your breast milk
July 19, 2021 -
Breastfeeding When Baby is Unwell
July 12, 2021 -
The Importance of Iron during Pregnancy and Lactation for Baby and Mum
July 7, 2021 -
When Baby Won't Breastfeed - Breast Refusal, Nursing Strike or Weaning?
July 6, 2021 -
Is Your Baby Having a Growth Spurt?
June 28, 2021