Breastfeeding mothers and babies have a special relationship through the act of breastfeeding itself. Breastfeeding is much more than breastmilk, more than just another method of delivery of milk to the baby. Breastfeeding is a close physical and emotional relationship between two people who are usually
A case study A mother and her 3 month old baby presented at the International Breastfeeding Centre in Toronto because of late onset sore nipples. I noted that the baby had a tongue tie, previously undiagnosed, which was one reason that caused the baby not to
Recently, an article has been published on line by Kavin Senapathy on SciMoms. It pretends that all the evidence about the importance of breastfeeding is pure propaganda and pretends that mothers truly have the possibility of making informed decisions about how they will feed their
Breastfeeding: Empowering Parents, is a brand new eBook as well as a paperback available from Amazon.com or Amazon.ca or other Amazon websites. The book contains real, practical information for women, their partners and health professionals. In its interactive version, it provides links for further reading and for videos which demonstrate the topics
It is the dream of every parent of young babies and toddlers to get some sleep. Endless longing to be able to sleep influences how people feel about breastfeeding since they attribute much of their lack of sleep to breastfeeding. “Sleep issues” are among the top
Modern medicine, in a worthwhile desire to avoid problems associated with poor eating habits, has developed rules about the feeding of food to babies that have made eating food a complicated, frightening and a tiresome exercise. These rules are even more complicated when parents must choose
If you are looking to induce lactation (in order to breastfeed a baby born by surrogate or an adopted baby), rather than to relactate, see this article. It is possible to start breastfeeding again even after you have stopped for several weeks or months However, first of all, it
See the article on early onset jaundice. So-called “breastmilk jaundice” is considered abnormal by many physicians, perhaps even the majority of physicians. Even those who understand that it is usually normal for babies of 3 or 6 weeks of age and even older to have visually
Breastfeeding mothers and babies have a special relationship through the act of breastfeeding itself. Breastfeeding is much more than breastmilk, more than just another method of delivery of milk to the baby. Breastfeeding is a close physical and emotional relationship between two people who are
Many physicians as well as anti-breastfeeding activists manage to turn logic on its head and push the notion that what is good about breastfeeding is, in fact, bad for the mother or baby. Two examples follow. 1. Breastmilk contains antibodies that protect the baby against infection Unlike