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Breast-feeding your baby
Baby is born and is ready to feed! You've chosen to breast-feed and so will embark on at least a couple of months of close and special exchange with your baby. Read Miriam Stoppard's tried and true advice to make breast-feeding as pleasurable for you as it is nutritious for baby.
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Breast-feeding: nutritional needs - birth to 1 year
A baby grows more quickly during the first six months than at any other time in his life. Most double their birth weight in around four months and triple it by the time they are about a year old.
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Breast milk benefits
Human breast milk is tailor-made for a baby: it contains just the right amount of protein, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins to sustain your growing baby.
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Possible breast-feeding problems - birth to 1 year
Some women find that breast-feeding goes without a hitch from the beginning, but be prepared to be a bit clumsy the first few times, for your baby not to suck vigorously or for very long during the first 24 to 36 hours, and for your breasts to be a bit sore.
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Breast-feeding: the first time
It may take you a few tries to get the hang of breast-feeding, but this is normal so don't despair if the first time doesn't go swimmingly well. Take your time and be patient with both yourself and your baby.
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Comfortable breast-feeding
Make sure you're comfortable when feeding. Sit with both feet firmly on the ground. Support your back and arms with pillows an place a pillow on your lap to raise and support your baby if necessary.
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Breast-feeding a premature baby
When a baby is born prematurely, is breastfeeding still a possibility or even desirable? According to several specialists in the field, the answer is a resounding “yes”!
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Breast-feeding: supplementary bottles
Every new mother is worried about how well she can feed her baby and may feel a pressure to go onto supplementary bottles...
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Baby's night feeds - birth to 1 year
Because you will be responding to all of your baby's demands for food you may find that feeding him takes up quite a lot of your time - feeding can take at least 30 minutes each time. This will mean you are feeding for more than three hours out of every 24. With night feeding on top of all the...
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