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Breastfeeding your newborn… how does it REALLY feel? MYTHS unpicked!

Breastfeeding your newborn… how does it REALLY feel? MYTHS unpicked!

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“You’ll fall in love with your baby immediately!” This might be true to some, but the majority of people who have just given birth tend to be in a haze. Either due to drugs, lack of sleep, pain or simply exhaustion from this absolutely transformational experience of giving birth, no matter which way that has…

Skin to Skin contact

Skin to Skin contact

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We keep hearing about the importance of skin to skin in the first hour after birth.  But there’s more: It stimulates the baby’s digestion and interest in feeding. Enables colonisation of the baby’s skin with the mother’s friendly bacteria, thus providing protection against infection. Reduces stress hormone (cortisol) levels in babies. May reduce hospital stay….

PUMPING

PUMPING

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Almost all breastfeeding mothers come across situations, as one offs or on a regular basis, when they have to pump some milk. The psychological pressure can make it more difficult to remove milk in an already difficult situation when you’re juggling a newborn, perhaps older children and worrying about your baby’s weight and your supply….