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How much milk do I need to express for my baby?

How much milk do I need to express for my baby?

  It can be confusing trying to determine how much expressed milk to leave your baby if you are away from them. In exclusively breastfed babies, milk intake increases quickly...

How much milk do I need to express for my baby?

  It can be confusing trying to determine how much expressed milk to leave your baby if you are away from them. In exclusively breastfed babies, milk intake increases quickly...

Unreliable signs of low milk production

Unreliable signs of low milk production

    • Baby has fussy times. (Most babies do.) • Baby wants to feed again soon after breastfeeding. (Most babies do.) • Baby wants to feed more often. (This adjusts...

Unreliable signs of low milk production

    • Baby has fussy times. (Most babies do.) • Baby wants to feed again soon after breastfeeding. (Most babies do.) • Baby wants to feed more often. (This adjusts...

Skin to Skin - Why is it soo important?

Skin to Skin - Why is it soo important?

  The amount of time spent in uninterrupted skin to skin contact at birth and in the days following is a critical component to successful breastfeeding. Research has shown that...

Skin to Skin - Why is it soo important?

  The amount of time spent in uninterrupted skin to skin contact at birth and in the days following is a critical component to successful breastfeeding. Research has shown that...

What is a let down?

What is a let down?

  Baby sucking sends messages to mums brain. 2 hormones are released - prolactin (makes milk) and oxytocin (contracts muscles) Milk is forced out, flood gates open A let down:...

What is a let down?

  Baby sucking sends messages to mums brain. 2 hormones are released - prolactin (makes milk) and oxytocin (contracts muscles) Milk is forced out, flood gates open A let down:...

The Labour and Birth - Effects on Breastfeeding

The Labour and Birth - Effects on Breastfeeding

  A vaginal birth often helps breastfeeding get started early. Although some interventions may delay breastfeeding , you and your baby can always get back on track. IV FLUID Can...

The Labour and Birth - Effects on Breastfeeding

  A vaginal birth often helps breastfeeding get started early. Although some interventions may delay breastfeeding , you and your baby can always get back on track. IV FLUID Can...

Red Flags - How to know when to seek help

Red Flags - How to know when to seek help

If there is frequent and effective breastfeeding and there are any of the following concerns, refer to your LMC, GP, or other health professional. - Baby has lots more than 10%...

Red Flags - How to know when to seek help

If there is frequent and effective breastfeeding and there are any of the following concerns, refer to your LMC, GP, or other health professional. - Baby has lots more than 10%...