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Nutrition
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Coffee, Caffeine and Breastfeeding
Coffee contains caffeine which is a central nervous system stimulant. Most breastfed babies will not be affected by their mother drinking a few cups of…
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Iron in Breast Milk
Breast milk is a complete food containing everything a baby needs for around the first six months of life. Although levels of iron in breast…
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Vitamin B6 and Breastfeeding
The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that are found in foods like potatoes, bananas, lentils, tempeh, liver, tuna and brewer’s yeast. Water soluble vitamins are…
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Beer and Breastfeeding
Drinking a little beer each night is sometimes suggested as a traditional idea to increase a mother’s breast milk supply. However, you may have also heard the opposite advice—that drinking…
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Breastfeeding and Drinking Alcohol
It’s not recommended to drink alcohol during pregnancy but what about breastfeeding and drinking alcohol? Most breastfeeding resources agree that drinking small amounts of alcohol…
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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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Vitamin D and Breastfeeding
Vitamin D is not really a vitamin, it is a hormone produced by the body when skin is exposed to sunlight. A small amount of…
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Breastfeeding During Ramadan
During the month of Ramadan, Islamic religion involves fasting (not eating or drinking) from sunrise until sunset. Does a breastfeeding mother have to fast? Is…