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Green Poo
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Forget About Foremilk and Hindmilk
There is a lot of confusion and poor breastfeeding advice arising from the idea that there are two sorts of breast milk—namely foremilk (watery, low calorie) and hindmilk…
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Baby Poop: What Your Pediatrician May Not Tell You
Book review of Baby Poop: What Your Pediatrician May Not Tell You by Linda Palmer, 2015 Baby Poop is much more than a book about…
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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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Will Fenugreek Increase Breast Milk?
Fenugreek is a middle-eastern spice and has been used for thousands of years in curry and chutney. Also known as methi in India it is also eaten…
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Breastfed Baby Poop
What colour is a breastfed baby’s poop? How much poop should there be? Knowing the colour, consistency and amount of poop a breastfed baby produces in the early…
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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…