Author
Philippa Pearson-Glaze IBCLC
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Breastfeeding Tips for Newborns
When learning a new skill it helps to know the secrets to success and common pitfalls. Learning how to breastfeed is no exception. The best…
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Why Does Breastfeeding Hurt?
Breastfeeding is normal and natural and is not supposed to hurt. If breastfeeding hurts at any time check through our suggestions and links below and seek help from…
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Tongue-Tie and Breastfeeding
If breastfeeding is painful for you and you have been looking on the internet to work out what is wrong you may have come across…
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Is My Baby Getting Enough Milk?
A common worry among breastfeeding mothers is whether their baby is getting enough milk because they can’t see how much they have drunk. Also, because…
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Homemade Supplemental Nursing System
An at-breast supplementer, nursing supplementer or “supply line” allows a mother to feed her baby supplemental milk at the breast. It can be used as a short-term aid…
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One Breast Or Two Per Feed?
Should a baby have one breast per feed or both sides? This article looks at how breastfeeding works to help understand whether a baby needs…
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Cranial Osteopathy or Craniosacral Therapy for my Baby?
Some breastfeeding resources and breastfeeding advocates favour cranial work or ‘hands-on’ therapies as a way to help certain sucking problems in a breastfed baby. See…
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Does Cranial Therapy Work?
Hands-on physical therapies including cranial techniques such as cranial osteopathy or craniosacral therapy are sometimes suggested for babies with breastfeeding or sucking difficulties. Online searches…
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Best Breastfeeding Diet and Foods to Avoid
Can diet affect the amount or quality of milk a breastfeeding mother can make? Are there any foods to avoid while breastfeeding? What is the…
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Supplementing at the Breast
Sometimes a baby may need supplemental breast milk, donor milk or formula in addition to direct breastfeeding. There are many possible reasons for low milk…