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What Is the Sucking Reflex?
A newborn will suck on anything that touches the roof of his mouth. This infant sucking isn’t voluntary but a reflex that is replaced at about 4 months old by voluntary sucking, a conscious action....
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Breastfeeding Support Awareness
La Leche League Canada recently launched a national awareness campaign to tell women that they can get support while they figure out breastfeeding. Mother-to-mother we help each other with our...
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The Business Case for Breastfeeding
If you could convince your employer that a program would help retain experienced employees, reduce sick days, and lower health insurance costs, would your employer jump to find out more? The program...
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Breastfeeding Without Stuff
If your focus is natural parenting, you might be trying to figure out how to navigate all of the stuff of parenting without letting the material stuff become the focus. How much stuff do you really...
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Surround Yourself for Breastfeeding Success
Breastfeeding. It’s what breasts are for. Just knowing that basic fact doesn’t guarantee you will know what to do when it comes time to feed your baby, though. You need familiarity, experience (not...
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Important Early Days of Breastfeeding
The first few weeks of breastfeeding are crucial in establishing the breastfeeding relationship. Your baby needs to learn to suck, and you need to build your milk supply. Those first important days...
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Foods to Avoid While Breastfeeding?
Have you been told to avoid certain foods while you are breastfeeding? If so, let’s back up and ask why. Unless there is a specific reason YOU, your baby, or your family should not be exposed to...
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The Emotional Side of Breastfeeding
The first few weeks of breastfeeding after giving birth can be an emotional time for a new mother. The physical and emotional changes, and the hormones that stimulate these changes, can leave you...
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My Baby Keeps Falling Asleep While Nursing
Does your baby keep falling asleep while nursing? Are you wondering whether this is OK? It is! It is common for a newborn to be very sleepy. The size of a newborn’s stomach is very small. Their need...
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Does Breastfeeding Change Your Body?
Before the experience of pregnancy and breastfeeding, you might be curious what changes to expect with your body during pregnancy, during breastfeeding, and afterward. Because of the hormonal changes...
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Cool Breastfeeding in Hot Weather
Baby’s first summer? When it is hot outside, your baby still needs to breastfeed—probably more often than in cool weather. How can you stay cool while breastfeeding? It’s all about hydration and air...
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Breastfeeding Challenges: Mastitis
When it’s hot outside, the last thing you need is breastfeeding trouble that leaves you with a fever and your breasts feeling hot to the touch. Mastitis can happen to any breastfeeding mother....
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Breastfeeding Challenges: Latching Tips
Latch is a skill that both mother and baby need to learn when beginning breastfeeding in order to be sure that the baby gets enough milk and the mother is comfortable. This is the end of World...
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Breastfeeding While Pregnant
Whether planned or not, a lot of us who practice extended breastfeeding find ourselves breastfeeding while pregnant. This is normal and common in many cultures. Once you address a few potential...
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Baby on a Budget: Breastfeeding Supplies
When money is tight, you need to think clearly about every baby prep purchase. The essential shopping list for breastfeeding support is short. Let’s start with a super short version of this post: you...
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Milk Matters
World Breastfeeding Week Milk matters for babies, for mothers, for families, and for global health and sustainability. World Breastfeeding Week is our chance to re-commit to wellness. This campaign is...
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Mindful Milk
Your breastfeeding relationship is precious and short. Mindful nursing means connecting with the experience in the moment, bringing your attention back to the milk. Simple Mindfulness Practice...
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