Breastfeeding Diet: Foods to Avoid While Nursing

While you were pregnant you may have found yourself craving certain foods. Now that you’ve decided to breastfeed, you may also have found that not all foods are good for you or your newborn. When you consider your breastfeeding diet, do you know what foods to avoid or limit while nursing? Unfortunately the list of…

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Breastfeeding Your Baby while you work

I breastfed both my babies even though I had a demanding full time job. It is possible, but it requires a lot of effort. Determination. Willpower. And of course, a good breast pump. I started breastfeeding my babies from birth. I was lucky. The hospital where I bore my first baby had a breastfeeding consultant.…

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Breastfeeding the First Few Hours

Your infant has just entered the world a few hours ago. He’s opening his eyes, rooting about, pushing his fists to his mouth, and seeking the comfort of the breast. It’s only natural that your baby would have the immediate instinct of wanting to nurse. In the beginning, it may be difficult for Baby to…

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