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Hospital birth
Hospitals are trying increasingly harder to meet all of your labour needs and comforts.
Working from home
Home
working appeals to many parents, as it offers a degree of flexibility not
available through most office-based jobs. Home working allows you to manage
your own time to fit in work around your f . . .
Will I see the same caregivers all the way through?
Depending on the type of antenatal care you are receiving, you may or may not see the same caregivers throughout your pregnancy. If you attend an antenatal clinic at your hospital, there is less chanc . . .
Prenatal care: who provides it?
You
have two options for your care during your pregnancy, labor and the birth of
your baby and the option you choose depends on whether you feel more confident
about giving birth in a hospital with . . .
Tongue-tie
Tongue-tie occurs when the lingual frenulum (the cord of tissue that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth) is shorter, tighter and more restrictive than normal.
It can impai . . .
My baby is always hungry… what should Ido?
If your baby seems to want to feed 24-7 it’s possible she may be going through a growth spurt. These often take place at around three and six weeks, and then at four, six and nine months.
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Breastfeeding problems
Many moms give up breastfeeding in the early weeks because they run into problems that can be easily solved by adjusting their technique when it comes to latching their baby on.
If y . . .
Breastfeeding position dos and don’ts
Breastfeeding may be the most natural way to feed your baby but it doesn’t necessarily come naturally and around half of the moms who choose to nurse quit before their baby is six months old, . . .
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 . . .