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Solutions to your breastfeeding problems
Breastfeeding your baby is not always one long, easy ride. Here's how to overcome the most common hurdles.
What should I eat when I am breastfeeding?
I am tempted to "eat for two", avoid cabbage and drink lots of milk. Am I on the right track or have I got it completely wrong?
Breastfeeding problems? Take action with these practical remedies
Breastfeeding is well worth the practice and patience it can sometimes take. Here are some common concerns that breastfeeding mums have, and solutions to remedy them.
When do I stop breastfeeding and know that it is full
Over time, you will get more understanding.
My breast milk: top of the class for nutrition
Breast milk has everything going for it: it meets my newborn baby's nutritional needs perfectly and changes its composition as the months go by and my baby's needs change.
When will my baby smile, talk or walk for the first time? What food is best adapted to their development? What are the important "first times" not to be missed?
My baby has had diarrhea for two days. Is this normal or should I be seriously worried? Is it possible to avoid diarrhea?
Looking after your breasts when breastfeeding
I have been breastfeeding since the birth of my baby and it has been a wonderful experience! However, I'm worried that my breasts will suffer the consequences.
Is my baby allergic to cow's milk?
My baby doesn't seem well after their bottle or dairy product. Apparently they may be allergic to cow's milk . I would like to know more about this .
Congratulations on reaching this exciting milestone and have fun feeding your baby his first foods.
Though your baby is planted deep inside you, this is the week where everything gets set up for his sense of smell. Read more about this week.
Your little lodger weighs around 335g now – weigh a grapefruit in your hand and that’s about how heavy she is. And just as juicy! Read more about this week.
The start of your second trimester is the start of lots of new development milestones for your baby. Read more about this week.
Your baby tends to keep his head down, arms crossed, and legs folded up on his chest as there’s not much room to move around. He’ll be very glad to get out and stretch!
Your baby is still developing as you head into the final lap but it’s mostly perfecting and polishing from here on out. He or she is getting ready to meet you!
Things are slowing down a little in your belly now. That’s because everything is getting close to being cooked! Your baby is around 45 cm long and weighs 2.2 juicy kilos.
Time’s up! If he hasn’t already, your baby will arrive in the next few days. If he doesn’t come out voluntarily, your doctor might give him a little nudge. And then you will be a mother at last!
You might have felt a few contractions already and were wondering if that was “it”. Don’t worry, you won’t miss the start of labour! Read more about this next to last week.
Two more weeks! Yes, it’s true, you and your little one will soon be making each other’s acquaintance. Everything is pretty much in place. Read more about this week.
From now until she makes her grand entrance, your baby will continue to put on about a half a pound per week, or around 220 g. She is already 47 cm long and weighs 2.7 kg!
In about a month, you’ll be holding that little bundle of joy in your arms. Until then, there’s still lots of polishing and refinement going on inside you. Read more about this week.
Your toddler, the independent eater
By now your Toddler is really getting the hang of self-feeding.
Six weeks. That’s about how long you’ve got left before you get to meet the little person growing inside you. Amazing, right? We think so. Read on to know more about this week.
As D-Day fast approaches, your little one is starting to turn upside down. What a clever baby! But you already knew that. Read more about this week.
Every day, your baby develops more, getting ready to make an entrance into the world in just under 10 weeks. Has it gone fast or is the time creeping by for you? Every mum feels it differently.
As you inch your way towards the finish line – you will be giving birth in about ten weeks! – your baby is still growing by leaps and bounds, even opening her eyes this week.
Your little one is around 38 cm long from crown to toe and already weights about 1.2 kilos, a third of her birth weight. Her feet measure around 5½ cm – yes, they are tiny!
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