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Blocked Milk Duct
Breast milk is made and stored in small milk producing sacs (alveoli) in the breast and delivered to the nipple via little tubes (milk ducts).…
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Engorgement Relief When Milk Won’t Flow
When a breast becomes overfull it is said to be “engorged”. Engorgement is very common in the early weeks after birth when there will be…
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Oversupply of Breast Milk
Sometimes a mother may seem to have far more breast milk than her baby needs. Some babies will be very happy with such plentiful milk—gaining weight well…
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Reflux in Newborns
Reflux, spitting up or possetting are all names used to describe babies bringing back some of the milk that they swallowed earlier. Some spitting up is quite normal in young babies, this…
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Lactose Intolerance in Babies
Lactose is the main sugar found in breast milk. It is produced in the breast, it doesn’t come from a mother’s diet. Lactose is very…
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Treatment for Jaundice
Newborn jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes) is quite common in newborn babies as all babies are born with more red…
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Jaundice in Breastfeeding Babies
The yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes sometimes seen in a newborn baby is known as jaundice. It happens when excess blood…
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Causes and Symptoms of Jaundice
Jaundice (also called hyperbilirubinaemia) is the name given for the yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes due to an accumulation of the…
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Causes of Sore Nipples
There are several possible causes of sore nipples when a mother is breastfeeding. The most common reason is a baby who is not latched (attached)…
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Thrush on Nipples
Thrush is a common name for a yeast infection (single celled fungus) caused by an overgrowth of Candida species such as Candida albicans. Candida usually…