Breastfeeding
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The ultimate pumping and breastfeeding schedule guide
Ok, you have decided to breastfeed and your milk supply is good. You know that you have plenty of breastmilk in your breasts and you want to start pumping to save some breastmilk and promote increased lactation. The easy...
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What is colostrum and its benefits?
Colostrum is the ideal baby formula produced by your body. It is a thick substance produced by your breasts before the mother’s milk is released. It appears after birth and remains the main nourishment until your breasts begin to produce...
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Getting Started With Breastfeeding
When you hold your baby for the first time in the delivery room, you should put his lips to your breast. Although your mature milk hasn't developed yet, your breasts are still producing a substance known as colostrum that helps...
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Engorged Breasts
Within the first two to three days after you have given birth, you may discover that your breasts feel swollen, tender, throbbing, lumpy, and overly full. Sometimes, the swelling will extend all the way to your armpit, and you may...
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Breastfeeding In Public
Babies that are breast fed are very portable and easy to comfort no matter where your schedule has you going. Many women however, worry about breast feeding in public. The worry of nursing in a public place is normally worse...
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Breast Feeding Complications
Sore nipples A lot of mothers complain about tender nipples that make breast feeding painful and frustrating. There is good news though, as most mothers don't suffer that long. The nipples will toughen up quickly and render breast feeding virtually...