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Question: Weaning a premature baby
Q: “My baby was born at 30 weeks and is now 16 weeks old (corrected age six weeks). I’d like some advice on when to start him on solids. He takes between 6-9oz of milk 3-4 hourly at present.” A: As with babies born at full term, the answer to your question is to go with…
Question: Breastfeeding after breast reduction
Q: “I had a breast reduction nine years ago, I have already had two children, and in both pregnancies I had breast milk. I was told that I was not able to breastfeed because of the operation. I am now expecting my third child, and I was wondering whether it would be possible for me to…
Posted in Breastfeeding, Feeding your baby, Question & Answer
Tagged breast reduction, Breastfeeding, mastitis, milk
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Question: New baby feeding all the time
Q: “I have just given birth to my daughter who is now a week old. The problem is, when breastfeeding, she feeds for over three hours at a time and then is still hungry enough to have a bottle afterwards. Obviously, I am exhausted and don’t know what to do. Please help!!” A: Congratulations on the…
Posted in Baby, Breastfeeding, Question & Answer
Tagged Baby, Breastfeeding, feeding, formula, milk
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Question: Sterilising bottles
Q: “My baby is now seven months old. Do I still need to sterilise his bottles? Also I am going on holiday next week to Spain so I will be using bottled water for his baby milk. I am going to try the new sachets that you just add to water. Will I still need to…
Posted in Baby, Bottle Feeding, Question & Answer
Tagged bottled water, Bottles, milk, spain, steriliser, sterilising
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Question: Stopping breastfeeding
Q: “My friend has been breastfeeding for six months and wants to stop. She is trying to encourage her baby to take the bottle, but the baby only wants the breast. My friend has tried everything but the baby totally refuses the bottle – she will even go without milk. What do you suggest she…
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Tagged Baby, Bottle, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding difficulties, milk, stopping
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Nicola’s breastfeeding story
From Trauma To Triumph! When Nicola Henderson took her baby boy home he was 90 per cent formula-fed. But with a lot of support from her husband and health visitor she turned the situation round. After an emergency caesarean, my son Michael having to be monitored in the neo-natal unit for 3 days and a…
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Tagged Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding difficulties, Case study, formula milk, milk
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Composition of human milk changes during breastfeeding
Pioneering researchers will introduce Europeans to new insights into breastfeeding and lactation at a conference in Basel, Switzerland, on 7 October. A team led by the University of Western Australia’s Peter Hartmann, widely recognised as the pre-eminent breastfeeding researcher active today, will present a number of innovative results. Professor Hartmann’s team recently caused a sensation…
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Tagged Babies, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding difficulties, Breastfeeding support, human milk, medela, milk
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Babies and drinking water
We all know we should drink at least eight glasses of water a day but what about our babies? For young children and babies drinking enough fluid is essential to health and well-being. A high proportion of their body weight is water – so it’s vital to keep youngsters properly hydrated. Read on to find…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health
Tagged Baby, dehydration, Drink, Infant formula, Juice, milk, squash, water
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Food from 7 or 8 months old
By 7 or 8 months yor baby is ready to move on to the next stage of weaning, with meals getting a little lumpier and finger foods making an appearance. Older babies need more iron in their diets as their own stores start to run down after the age of about six months. They are also becoming…
Posted in Baby, Baby led weaning, Weaning
Tagged baby routines, Baby-led weaning, bottle feeding, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, finger food, food, Infant formula, milk
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Breastfeeding preparation during pregnancy
Sioned Hilton, Lactation expert from Medela has been working with breastfeeding mums for more than 20 years. Below she answers some questions often asked by mothers in preparation for pregnancy and birth: Is it normal to be leaking milk when pregnant? Some mothers will leak milk from as early as 16 weeks; using breast pads…
Posted in Breastfeeding, Pregnancy
Tagged Breast pump, Breast shell, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding difficulties, Lactation, medela, milk, Nursing bra, Pregnancy, premature birth
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