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Breastfeeding Problems

Comfort Feeding

Babies breastfeed for reasons other than just for food. Comfort nursing will not harm your child, in fact, there are many benefits associated with it.

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Exclusive Breastfeeding

We delve into the significance of exclusive breastfeeding, how to make it work, and its many benefits for both mother and child.

Attachment Parenting

Babywearing

Babywearing can increase a mother's chances of breastfeeding by making it easier for her to keep her baby close, which can promote bonding and help the baby to latch on correctly.

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Breastfeeding and Tooth Decay

Breast milk has immune factors that lessen the presence of unfriendly bacteria, and laboratory tests show human milk does not promote tooth decay.

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Infant Growth Spurts

All babies will experience growth spurts, also called “frequency days." Mothers usually assume that they have low milk production during this time. Their babies may demand to be breastfed more often during the day and night and may become very fussy.

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Attachment Parenting

Do Nursing Vacations Work?

If you've faced challenges with low milk output and have explored different methods to enhance it, a nursing vacation could be the solution for you.

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Attachment Parenting

What Are the Signs of Hunger in Breastfed Babies?

All babies are different, and all have different ways of letting their mothers know that they are hungry; as you and your baby get to know one another, you will recognize your baby's unique hunger signals.

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Baby Fusses While Breastfeeding

As time goes by, most babies will start to suck stronger and more efficiently. During the first few weeks after birth, a baby may drink up to 40 minutes per feeding but, as time goes by, he/she might only need 10 to 15 minutes at the breast.

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Signs of Low Milk Supply and How to Increase Milk Production

Mothers sometimes use the wrong signs to judge milk supply. Here are some tips on how to determine whether you have low supply.

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Teething Symptoms - How to Tell if Your Baby Is Teething

Not all babies experience the terrible teething symptoms, some babies go through it as though nothing is happening. A mother might not even know that her baby is teething, until a tooth starts showing.

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Is Baby Getting Enough Breast Milk?

Since you cannot measure the exact amounts like you can when bottle feeding, it may leave a mother feeling insecure about the amount of milk she is producing.

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Comfort Feeding

Why Is Comfort Nursing So Very Important?

Non-nutritive suckling, also known as comfort sucking, is as vital to any baby as the nutrients received from breast milk. Comfort breastfeeding only becomes a problem when the mother starts to feel overwhelmed.

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