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The 4th Trimester
Could you have a breast or nipple infection?
Could you have a breast or nipple infection?
Like any other part of our body, breasts and nipples can experience injury, inflammation and infection. Nipples are particularly at risk in the early days of breastfeeding as mother and baby learn to breastfeed together. The highly sensitive skin of the nipple and areola helps the baby find the brea
Learning to breastfeed
Learning to breastfeed
Breastfeeding is natural. But it doesn’t all come naturally. Where children grow up surrounded by women and frequently see babies of all ages going to the breast, they learn the process without realising. They see the positions used by mothers with newborns and how they change as the baby grows. T
Can you breastfeed a “big baby”?
Can you breastfeed a “big baby”?
Can birthweight have any impact on breastfeeding? When we consider than the recommended minimum for breastfeeding is two years and the average weight of a two year old is around 10.6 - 13.9kg (23.3 – 30.7 lbs) for girls and 11.1 - 14.6 kgs (24.4 – 32.2 lbs) for boys, clearly breasts can produce eno
Milk Supply Regulation: what is happening around 6-12 weeks?
Milk Supply Regulation: what is happening around 6-12 weeks?
Breastfeeding in Public
Breastfeeding in Public
Back to Breastfeeding
Back to Breastfeeding
Self care without separation
Self care without separation
Newborn Sleep Cycles
Newborn Sleep Cycles
Babies are not miniature adults. Sometimes we expect an awful lot of these immature little humans whose brains take 25 years to fully mature. And probably the area we have the least realistic expectation is how we think they should sleep. To hear some people talk about sleep in infancy, you would
Wondering About Wonder Weeks?
Wondering About Wonder Weeks?
All new parents know there are times when babies are extra unsettled due to development. When parents come together to talk, they find their babies go through these stages at similar ages. “It’s just a phase” is commonly said to reassure them, by experienced mothers, doctors and nurses. Modern pare
Infant sleep development
Infant sleep development
The Mother/Baby Dyad
The Mother/Baby Dyad
Expressing & Pumping Breastmilk
Expressing & Pumping Breastmilk
While some mothers might never need to express their breastmilk, these days it is something most breastfeeding women will need or choose to do. Sometimes as part of a management plan to overcome breastfeeding problems, sometimes it is part of returning to paid work, study or other regular or occasio
Triple Feeding: what you need to know
Triple Feeding: what you need to know
It's almost routinely suggested by midwives and child health nurses if a baby isn't gaining weight according to their expectations or even appears to have lost weight beyond that normally expected in the first week of life. Yet what is commonly known as Triple Feeding can lead to women completely gi
The Newborn Reflexes
The Newborn Reflexes
Breastmilk and your newborn baby
Breastmilk and your newborn baby
Your full-term newborn baby might arrive without a suitcase but she has brought her own packed lunch and water bottle! Special stores of fat are set aside to support your baby in the very first days of life. This extra energy allows the digestive system time to gently adjust to life outside the wo
Safe Infant Sleep
Safe Infant Sleep
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Breast storage and the Magic Number
Breast storage and the Magic Number
The Piggy Bank Method of Expressing
The Piggy Bank Method of Expressing
The Magical Hour
The Magical Hour
South Eastern Babywearing Group
Soft-structured Carrier Reviews
Soft-structured Carrier Reviews
Stretchy Wrap Reviews
Stretchy Wrap Reviews
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Babywearing Safety
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Books For Children About Babies, breastfeeding and family life
Books For Children About Babies, breastfeeding and family life
Books for Children About Our Climate and Environment
Books for Children About Our Climate and Environment
Books for Children About Diversity
Books for Children About Diversity
Books for Children About Emotions and Experiences
Books for Children About Emotions and Experiences
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