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I’m unable to breastfeed my baby – and the guilt is overwhelming

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Most new mothers stop breastfeeding earlier than planned and should be given help, the Dutch healthy food institute Voedingscentrum has said. Some 70% of new mothers give up because they are unsure if the baby is getting enough milk or because they feel pain while breastfeeding, a survey has shown. “That is why we want extra help for these women …

When I was expecting my first baby, my psychiatrist was unequivocal: She recommended that I not breastfeed—for my health and my son’s. As I considered formula feeding, I learned that these breastfeeding guidelines that many clinicians use as gospel overstate benefits from available data: The best breastfeeding data do show small short-term benefits for babies, like 4 percent fewer gut …

Relactation: What is it? Know ways to get your baby back to breastfeeding

Relactation is a process where a mother who has stopped lactation for some reason due to health conditions or refusal to breastfeed the baby ceases milk supply but decides to rebuild her supply after the supply is diminished for at least more than 40 days. When we asked Dr Gazala Khan, Lactation consultant, Motherhood Hospitals, Lullanagar, Pune about the same, …

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'With backing of all parties': In a first, Italian lawmaker Gilda Sportiello breastfeeds baby in Parliament

Gilda Sportiello on Wednesday became the first politician in Italy to breastfeed her newborn baby in the lower House. Gilda Sportiello sat down with her baby boy in the higher benches, took part in a vote on public administration, and then started to breastfeed him to unanimous applause, triggering a round of applause from fellow members. “Fa il suo esordio …

After the birth of my first child, I found myself in a hospital bed googling "Will formula harm my baby?" Like so many new parents, I was sold on "breast is best" — I believed that anything else would ruin my baby's chances at the "best start in life". Once my wife and I had made the decision to formula …

Most mothers want to try breastfeeding. At first, Damaiani worried she wasn't producing enough milk, but her doctor said the baby just wasn't latching properly to her breast, which is what babies need to do to get to the milk. But in countries where women have constant access to clean water and the money to purchase a regular supply of …

She welcomed her third child in September, a daughter called Marvel. And Billi Mucklow cut a casual figure as she went baby shopping at BabaBoom with her stepdaughter Emilie Rose, 11, in Loughton, Essex on Tuesday. Out and about: Billi Mucklow cut a casual figure as she went baby shopping at BabaBoom with her stepdaughter Emilie Rose, 11, in Loughton, …

Woman breastfed NEIGHBOR'S baby after man claimed mother had left

A woman has told how she spent two weeks nursing her neighbor's baby alongside her own after he suggested the mother of his child had walked out - only for her to discover she was still in the picture. The woman, 28, who is believed to be from the US, took to Reddit to explain that she was weaning her …

Pregnant couple in a throuple hope girlfriend will breastfeed their baby

A pregnant three way couple have insisted their baby will have three times as much love as a 'normal child' - with the biological parents even hoping to let their girlfriend breastfeed. The throuple began trying for a baby and naturally conceived in March of this year, with their first child due at Christmas Lo and Mike feel their baby …