Maternal Advantages of Breastfeeding

Helps mom return to normal size and lose fat; strengthens bones; reduces cancer risk; makes feeding convenient
In addition to the many infant health benefits just cited, breastfeeding clearly is advantageous to a mother’s well-being. Consider the following:
Breastfeeding causes release of the hormone oxytocin, which helps shrink your uterus back to its normal size after delivery.When [...]

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Nursing in Public

Recently, national attention has been focused on the rights of women to nurse their babies in public places. In less industrialized countries, where breastfeeding is a community norm, nursing babies accompany their mothers everywhere and breastfeed at will. These societies have traditional slings and other garments that allow infants to be carried, or more accurately, [...]

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Why Breastfeed?

Every expectant or new mother thinks about providing the material necessities for her baby that we have come to associate with modern infant care, including furniture, clothes, and convenience items. But the truth is, babies have been raised for thousands of years without benefit of luxuries like changing tables, deluxe strollers, hooded baby towels, or [...]

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Breast milk ‘does cut heart risk’

Breast-feeding does have a positive long-term effect on reducing blood pressure, research has suggested.
The study, by Bristol University, suggests that breast-fed babies grow up to have lower blood pressure than their bottle-fed counterparts.
If true, the finding, published in the journal Circulation, could mean breast-fed babies are less likely to develop heart disease. [...]

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Overcoming breastfeeding problems

Breastfeeding (nursing) your baby can be a comfortable and relaxing experience, though nipple soreness should be expected, especially during the first weeks of breastfeeding. Some breastfeeding mothers describe nipple soreness as a pinching, itching, or burning sensation.
Nipple soreness may be caused by:

Improper position of baby
Improper feeding techniques
Improper nipple care

For many women, there is no identified [...]

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How to Breastfeed

A Healthy Breast
The outer breast consists of a nipple and areola. The tip of the nipple contains several hole openings allowing for milk to flow through during lactation. The areola is the pigmented area around the nipple. It is covered with Montgomery glands that secrete oil to lubricate the nipple and areola.
Producing Milk for [...]

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