Colostrum is one of the most amazing substances known to medicine – and one of the most misunderstood. If you’re thinking “What on earth is colostrum?”, then read on – you’re about to encounter the original liquid gold. What is…
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My milk supply worries When I first started learning about breastfeeding, one of the questions that most intrigued me was milk supply: how much milk does the breast make? How much does the baby need? How do you know whether…
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The day of your baby’s birth is one of the most momentous days of your life, whether it’s your first baby or your fifth. On that day your life changes forever. And as if bringing a human into this world…
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Congratulations – you’re going to be a mom! Or perhaps you’re going to be a mom again. Either way, almost as soon as the pregnancy test comes up positive, you’ll be confronted with the question: are you going to breastfeed?…
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If you’ve been pregnant for more than about five minutes, you’ve probably asked yourself (or been asked!) the following two questions: What kind of birth will you have? And Will you breastfeed your baby? What many people fail to realize,…
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Have you ever felt like breastfeeding is just an immensely complicated thing? If you’ve never actually breastfed a baby, all the talk about positioning and latching and techniques can be really intimidating! The funny thing is, though, that it’s only…
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What if I told you that by doing one simple thing, you could make your baby the happiest little creature on earth? That this one thing can get your baby stabilized after the birth quicker than any medical intervention? That…
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