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Storing expressed breast milk
If you’re going back to work after having your baby but would like him to keep receiving your
breast milk, you can start expressing milk ahead of your return and freeze it for your daycare pro . . .
Breast milk
From around six months of pregnancy your breasts produce a substance called colostrum, the creamy-yellow first milk that will sustain your newborn in the first few days after his birth.
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How is breast milk made?
Once breastfeeding is established,
breast milk is produced on a supply and demand basis, but before that milk production is driven by hormones and your breasts actually start manufacturing mil . . .
When will I start producing breast milk?
During the latter stages of pregnancy, it's a good idea to start thinking about how you might like to feed your baby. Breastfeeding is ideal because it contains the perfect nutrients and antibodies yo . . .
Emergency home births
Sometimes a baby will come early and you will be unable to make it to the hospital. Knowing how to act during an emergency home delivery could make all the difference..
Hospital birth
Hospitals are trying increasingly harder to meet all of your labour needs and comforts.
Premature labor and birth
A baby born before the end of week 37, is considered premature. There are many reasons for why a premature birth may occur...
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are cared for in a unique environment where they’re constantly monitored so that if problems do occur they can be dealt with straightaway.
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Helping my premature baby
Your baby will be classed as
premature if she is born before 37 weeks, which is regarded as full-term. Not
all babies need to have special care, but some babies need to be in a neonatal intensive ca . . .
Your labor bag: what to pack
There's nothing quite like packing a hospital bag for focussing you on the imminent arrival of your baby, especially if you're a first-time mum.