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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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Sensory Processing Disorder and Breastfeeding
Sensory processing or sensory integration (SI) refers to how we process information through our senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Sensory Processing Disorder…
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Nipple Shields Good or Bad?
A nipple shield is a soft protective cover that can be worn over the nipple and areola during breastfeeding. A nipple shield is shaped like…
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The Fussy Breastfed Baby
After a few weeks or months, breastfeeding has often settled into an easy rhythm. But what if you’re still dealing with a fussy breastfed baby…
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Negative Feelings: D-MER and Aversion
Some breastfeeding women feel negative emotions such as sadness, depressed mood, anxiety, irritability or anger just before their milk lets down or as it starts to…
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Breastfeeding and Depression
Postnatal depression (PND) or postpartum depression (PPD) are the names given to depression—feelings of sadness and low mood—that can sometimes follow childbirth. Depressed mothers are…
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Treatments for Sore Nipples
Breastfeeding isn’t supposed to be painful but there are a number of reasons why it can hurt sometimes. The most likely reason is when a…
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Why is My Baby’s Poop Green?
The usual colour of a breastfed baby’s poo is mustard or yellow. Plenty of soft yellow poop after day five of life shows your baby is…