The stigmas attached to breastfeeding in industrial nations and the dangers they pose When my first child was just several months old I did what so many working women do – I stopped breastfeeding because I just didn’t feel capable of doing both. Even though I worked for a very large company, there were no [...]
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While it might sound like an outback experiment in mothering, kangaroo mother care can be defined as using regular skin to skin contact between a mom and her child. Using this strategy helps to mimic the warm and swathed feeling of the womb, comforting your new baby. This technique is a natural step in the [...]
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Say what? Fathers play a role in breastfeeding? Isn’t it between the baby and mother only? Certainly not, loving Dad! Learn how you can help too!
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It’s really wrong to sugar coat breastfeeding as easy and natural. Sure, women naturally produce milk during pregnancy but one has to appreciate the art, science (and for some cultures, the necessity) of breastfeeding for one to really be successful with it. Because there will be challenges from Day One. First, there’s teaching the baby [...]
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If you ask other people, opinions are sure to vary. There will be people reminding you about the population problem of the world. There will be people who will wish you’ll have twins. There will be people making you feel guilty about your only child having to share. And then there will be people wondering [...]
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One of the more serious concerns that women (and even their partners) have about breastfeeding is nursing in public. Really shy and conservative women naturally balk at the idea of baring their breasts . Husbands and boyfriends may also be concerned that other men may start staring. It’s also been reported in my breastfeeding support [...]
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