Breast Feeding: Breastfeeding Guide and Breastfeeding Essentials for New Mothers
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Rachel Carrington
Rachel Carrington began her career writing fantasy romances of powerful wizards and wicked witches. Since then, she has branched out into contemporary romance and romantic suspense and has had books published with Ellora’s Cave, Samhain Publishing, Red Sage Publishing, and more.Currently, a freelance editor/writer residing in historical Charleston, South Carolina, Rachel has written non-fiction articles for Absolute Write, The Writer’s Journal, Writing for Dollars, Writer’s Magazine, and Writer’s Weekly.Because she likes staying busy, Rachel has also taught classes for Suite 101 and for author groups regarding promoting, writing, starting your own business, and editing.When not writing, Rachel loves to read romantic suspense (Lisa Gardner and Roxanne St. Claire are two of her favorites), rework old furniture, cross-stitch, cook, and drink lots of coffee.
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Breast Feeding - Rachel Carrington
Breast Feeding:
Breastfeeding Guide and Breastfeeding Essentials for New Mother
RACHEL CARRINGTON
Copyright © 2012 Rachel Carrington
All rights reserved
Contents
Introduction
Why Breast Feed Your Baby?
The Emotional Benefits of Breast Feeding
The Economic Benefits of Breast Feeding
The Health Benefits Of Breast Feeding Your Baby
The Health Benefits of Breast Feeding – For Mothers
Breast Milk Changes As Your Baby Grows
Before Your Baby Arrives
A Note On Nursing For Women Who Have Had Breast Surgery
How to Hold Your Baby and Get Them to Latch On While Breastfeeding
Getting Your Baby To Latch On
How To Position Your Baby During Breast Feeding
Breast Feeding Positions
Is Your Baby Latching On Properly?
What Not To Do While Trying To Get Your Baby To Latch On
What Happens When You’re Breast Feeding Your Baby
How Much Milk Should You Be Producing?
Are You Giving Your Baby Enough Milk For Healthy Development?
Weight Gain
What’s Going On In Your Baby’s Diapers?
Is Your Baby Swallowing While You Nurse Them?
Changes In Your Breasts
Signs That Your Baby Isn’t Getting Enough Milk
Common Breast Feeding Problems And Solutions
Plugged Milk Ducts
Engorgement
Mastitis
Soreness
Your Baby Is Too Sleepy To Feed
After The Feeding: Burping Your Baby
When Should You Burp Your Baby?
Breast Pumps
How To Store Your Breast Milk For Your Baby
Breast Feeding In Public
Breast Feeding After You Return To Work
How Long Should You Continue To Breast Feed Your Baby?
Is It Safe To Take Medication While Breastfeeding Your Baby?
Alcohol, Tobacco And Breast Feeding Your Baby
Nursing Pads
Nursing Bras
Finding The Perfect Fit
Trying On Nursing Bras
Styles Of Nursing Bras
Conclusion
Introduction
Becoming a mother is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of your lifetime. However, when you bring home your newborn child, especially if it’s your first child, there are a lot of challenges ahead of you. As a parent, there are a lot of decisions which you’re going to have to make about how you care for and raise your child, from the moment they come home from the hospital until the time that they move into a home of their own and start living independently.
One of the first and also one of the most important decisions which you’ll have to make about caring for your child is whether to breast feed or bottle feed your new baby. There are a lot of benefits to breast feeding, as you may have heard – and if you’re like most new mothers, you probably also have a lot of questions and a lot of concerns about breastfeeding your child.
Before we go any further, let’s get one very important piece of advice out of the way. We’ll say this time and time again throughout the report, since it definitely bears repeating: don’t give up! It isn’t always easy to breast feed your baby, particularly when you’re a new mother and are just trying to get used to caring for a newborn baby.
It can be frustrating at first, but no matter how hard of a time you’re having getting your baby to breast feed, don’t give up – the benefits of breast feeding are well worth the time and effort involved. Keep in mind that breast feeding is something that mothers have done for many thousands of years; it takes a little practice and can be uncomfortable at first, but