Breastfeeding carries many advantages for both mom and baby. Breast milk provides nutrition that is 100% what your baby needs, and protects baby from disease. It can (and should) also be enjoyable and fulfilling, perhaps not in the early days, but certainly once you and your baby has mastered the skills.
If breastfeeding is what’s natural, why do so many mothers struggle? Our society is not really breastfeeding friendly. Mothers receive conflicting and incorrect advice. not only from both friends and family but sadly also from healhcare professionals.
Our practice is breastfeeding friendly, and we have various initaitives supporting breastfeeding mothers. This blog is written by a certified lactation consultant and aims to provide information that is up-to-date and practical to help you reach your breastfeeding goals.
In our well-baby clinic we hear the stories of bad breastfeeding advise offered to mothers on a daily basis. Very often this advise lead to the mother stopping breastfeeding. Unfortunately, by the time the story is told it is often too late. Sadly, this advise is commonly offered by healthcare professionals. New mothers assume that
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