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The Father's Role in Breastfeeding

It is a lucky baby that has a close, loving relationship with both of his parents! Babies need lots of physical contact, and when not nursing, a father's loving arms are a wonderful place for a baby t...

On 05 Aug 2013

BPNI Information Notes 6

Breastfeeding is meant to be a comfortable, pleasant experience. Most of us have heard stories of sore nipples. You can avoid this problem most of the time. However, many new mothers still find their...

On 02 Aug 2013

BPNI Information Notes 5

During the first few weeks after delivery as the Colostrum "starter milk" is changing to mature milk, your breasts will become full. This normal postpartum fullness usually diminishes within 3-5 days....

On 02 Aug 2013

BPNI Information Notes 4

n the proper balance, yeast can be beneficial to our bodies. However, when it becomes too abundant, problems, such as thrush, can develop, making breastfeeding painful. Candida albicans, the organism...

On 02 Aug 2013

BPNI Information Notes 3

In many parts of the English-speaking world, pacifiers are called dummies. They stand in for mother's breast, as a dummy stands in for a human being in a department store window or in an automobile cr...

On 02 Aug 2013

BPNI Information Notes 2

For some women leaking is little more than an occasional drop or two during breastfeeding; for others it may be copious amounts--sometimes at anything but opportune moments. Many times mothers are giv...

On 02 Aug 2013

BPNI Information Notes - Low Blood Sugar and the Breastfed Baby

Hypoglycemia is the technical term for low blood sugar (low concentrations of glucose, the sugar found in blood). When the body's rate of use of glucose is greater than the rate of glucose production,...

On 02 Aug 2013