Posted by admin on December 31, 2009
It used to be that mothers would only choose to breastfeed their infant children at their first few months or six months at the most. Yet nowadays, an increasing number of women has chosen to continue doing so far longer than six months or even more than they have planned.
Recent years have shown that more and more mothers in most countries around the world have chosen to continue breastfeeding their young children from infancy until 3 to 4 years old. This is now becoming a common sight in most societies where toddlers, as much as their own mothers, enjoy the breastfeeding habit. When mothers and their young children, toddlers in particular, are seen still enjoying this habit, one must not try to stop it. (more…)
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Posted by admin on December 30, 2009
Most women want to avoid cesarean deliveries. As compared to the normal vaginal birth, cesarean risks are relatively higher – the recovery period takes longer, the surgery can increase your risks to infection, higher costs, etc. Also among the most common cesarean risks are a few breastfeeding issues which may affect not only the baby’s health but also the relationship between the mother and the newborn. How exactly does C-section interfere with breastfeeding? In this article, we will try to explain to you how a cesarean operation affects breastfeeding.
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Posted by admin on December 29, 2009
Having twins is double celebration! However, breastfeeding twins is double hard work! Twins means double tantrums. But, if you know how to handle two tiny tots simultaneously, they give you some of the most wonderful moments of life!
One of the challenges of having two babies is overcoming breastfeeding problems. Will they get hungry together? Will you have to feed them one by one? There are lots of breastfeeding questions lingering in the minds of new moms. Here are some ways to help you handle the task of breastfeeding twin babies.
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Posted by admin on December 28, 2009
Breastfeeding can be an isolating experience. A new mum, breastfeeding for the first time, can feel cut off from family and friends if they are unsupportive or simply do not understand her motives.
All too often it is assumed that a breastfeeding mum will scurry off to do the deed behind a locked door and well out of sight. And God forbid she utters the phrase, “I’m Breastfeeding!” Men avert their eyes and women smile as they shuffle their feet and move the conversation swiftly along! So much for breastfeeding support amongst peers!
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Posted by admin on December 25, 2009
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Posted by admin on December 24, 2009
If you’re pregnant now or have been in the past you’ve probably noticed the change in your bra cup size. These physical changes along with tender swollen breasts may have been one of the earliest clues that you have successfully conceived. Some experts believe that the colour change in your areola may also be helpful when it comes to breastfeeding.
What’s even more remarkable than the visible changes or ones that you can feel are the extensive changes that are happening inside your breasts underneath the skin. A complex biological process is taking place that makes lactation possible and this is stimulated into action by a developing placenta causing the release of estrogen and progesterone into your body.
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Posted by admin on December 23, 2009
Many times, colic in a breastfed baby can be traced to something in the mothers’s diet.
The worst dietary offender is cow’s milk. Many times, a baby’s digestive tract isn’t mature enough to handle the proteins in cow’s milk which causes a gas builds up in the intestines. When this happens, your baby’s will scream in pain as his intestines go into spasms.
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Posted by admin on December 22, 2009
For some parents, building attachment with their babies comes naturally. They instinctively know what to do and how to bond with their babies from birth. For other parents, the process of building an attachment with a baby is a learning experience. Not surprisingly, since for many individuals these days, their baby is very likely one of the first or few babies they have ever had to deal with in their lives – unlike the past when having many children was common, many people had the benefit of experience from helping to look after younger siblings.
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Posted by admin on December 21, 2009
Bedtime nursing. That’s me on piano playing ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ by Simon and Garfunkel. (more…)
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Posted by admin on December 17, 2009
Introducing a newborn brother or sister into a family can be an extremely exciting time for everyone involved. But it can also cause feelings of loss for younger children and they can react destructively. Understandably, younger children may feel put out and threatened by the new addition to the family. And family life can become fraught.
So, how can you make the new arrival less of a threat to the family?
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Breastfeeding Your Toddler – Benefits Unlimited
