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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Breast Compressions
The sole purpose of breast compressions is to continue the flow of milk to the baby once the baby no longer drinks on his own. This technique may also be useful if there is: Weight gain in the baby. Colic...
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Grams of Protein Needed While Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding isn’t always such a simple thing; low milk supply, nutrition, and lactation are all common issues women face becoming a mother. A tricky subject about knowing what to do and what not to do is, the amount of protein...