Excellent breastfeeding magazine - read it!

Posted on July 19th, 2008 by Jane HBFW

I’ve been sent this link and I think it’s something everyone visiting this blog ought to have a look at.
It’s a magazine called A Mother’s Guide To Breastfeeding, written by Mandy Abbett, Infant Feeding Specialist and it contains so much useful information, together with some lovely photos of positioning and attachment, including some excellent ones showing [...]

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Breastfeeding in public - the law

Posted on July 19th, 2008 by Jane HBFW

There has been some debate about the seemingly misguided legislation that will give women the right to breastfeed their babies free from harassment - well, until those babies are six months old.  It would then, surely, be open season on those mothers who breastfeed their babies beyond this age.  However, Sandra Jane Tanner, PR and [...]

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Expressing colostrum antenatally - things to ask your midwife

Posted on July 19th, 2008 by Jane HBFW

Does your baby have a chance of low blood sugar at or soon after birth?  See this list here for things that might increase the risk:
Babies with an increased chance of low blood sugar include:

Early or premature babies (born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy)
Babies who are lighter in weight than expected for the number [...]

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