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Breastfeeding Problems

Skin-to-Skin

Whenever possible, mothers and babies should be in direct contact. Skin-to-skin care has many benefits. Your baby will cry less; this is due to the release of special hormones that relieve stress and stabilize your baby's temperature and breathing.

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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4 Incredible Benefits of Co-sleeping While Breastfeeding

Is it advisable to co-sleep with a newborn? From both a psychological and biological standpoint, babies are not naturally designed to sleep entirely on their own.

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Benefits of Breastfeeding Featured

6 Things You Can Do for Increased Bonding With Your Baby

Feeling a bond with your baby is not something that always happens immediately, and just as you would need time to get to know the love of your life, you will need to get to know and love your baby.

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Skin-to-Skin Featured

Why Is Skin-to-Skin Contact Important?

With skin-to-skin contact, your baby can spend energy on growing and thriving, instead of just surviving.

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The Baby Massage Guide - Special Techniques Explained

The basic idea though, is that you gently knead, stroke or rub the muscles and soft tissue on each part of a baby's body. By doing this, you help your baby relax, heal and bond with you (and vice versa!).

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The Incredible Skin-To-Skin Benefits You Should Take Advantage Of

Early skin-to-skin contact is very important, and the skin-to-skin benefits speak for themselves; skin-to-skin connection goes far beyond successful breastfeeding but has proven to calm and medicate babies, especially those sick and premature.

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Breastfeeding a Preemie

Breastfeeding Preemies - Breastfeeding a Premature Baby

Breast milk contains all the essential immunological defense factors that a premature baby would need to resist infection: breast milk contains bioactive elements, enzymes, antioxidants, and cellular components that formula does not.

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(KMC) Kangaroo Mother Care Benefits and Guide

Your breasts will keep your baby at the ideal temperature for sleeping, breathing, and using the least amount of energy necessary so that your little one can instead focus on growing and thriving.

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Laid Back Breastfeeding - Making Nursing Easier

The laid-back nursing position, also known as the reclining breastfeeding position is more skin-to-skin friendly than other breastfeeding positions since the whole front of your baby will be flat against you. Your hands are also free in this position to caress your new-born baby.

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Breastfeeding Positions

Breastfeeding Positions

Breastfeeding may seem awkward at first, but you and your baby have instincts and abilities for birth and for breastfeeding. You need to trust yourself and know that breastfeeding has been done billions of times before.

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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.