From the category archives:

Breastfeeding

Nature’s wonderfood: Breastmilk

April 11, 2010

photo credit: ODHD The current recommendations by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is that infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life, with a combination of breastfeeding and complementary foods until 12 months of age. From 12 months on, continued breastfeeding is encouraged to [...]

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The Joys of Breastfeeding

March 30, 2010

photo credit: christyscherrer I was having a look around the Internet today, searching for blogs written by other mothers about their own experiences with breastfeeding, when I hit upon a number of mothers involved in the March Carnival of Breastfeeding. This month, a number of blogging mothers are writing about what they find to be [...]

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Breastfeeding help in Hong Kong

March 10, 2010

Breastfeeding is a skill that must be learnt. For some women, breastfeeding just works. For others it does not come naturally. Help is usually needed in those early weeks to get breastfeeding off to a good start.  In Australia, new mothers usually have the support of their own mothers, mother-in-laws, sisters, friends and their local maternal health centre nurse. [...]

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10 tips to help you through the first month of breastfeeding

February 28, 2010

photo credit: c r z Here are ten things every breastfeeding mother should be prepared for in the first month of breastfeeding their new baby. You really will need a comfortable seat. In the first few weeks be prepared to be feeding your baby between 8 and 12 times every 24 hours. Assuming each feeding lasts [...]

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