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Breastfeeding and Vitamin D

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient. It can be obtained both from diet and directly from sunlight. Vitamin D deficiency is important especially in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers mainly because it is important for the growth and development of infants and growing children.

28 Jul 2009

Correct Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is a practice that has been used for the benefit of the baby since the beginning of evolution of mammals. Human mothers can choose to breastfeed or choose artificial feeding for their babies unlike other mammals.

28 Jul 2009

What is Breast Compression?

The purpose of breast compression is to maintain a continuous flow of breast milk as the baby sucks. This is a technique that helps to ensure more efficient suckling and continued suckling for babies who are small, premature, sleepy or have a weak sucking.

28 Jul 2009

Breastfeeding Tips

Breastfeeding may seem like a challenge at the beginning. However, for mothers who can commit to this practice, it can be a wonderful experience for both the mother and the baby and bring several benefits to both.

28 Jul 2009

Breastfeeding and Hormones

There are several hormones that regulate the making and ejection of milk from human breasts as well as from the breasts of all female mammals after childbirth.

28 Jul 2009

Breast Anatomy

Understanding the anatomy of the breast is important in understanding how it makes milk.

28 Jul 2009

Breastfeeding Pumps

Some mothers are unable to breastfeed their babies directly. These mothers can also feed their babies on breast milk using milk that is pumped out of the breasts.

28 Jul 2009

How do I Manage Breastfeeding and Work?

Most organizations offer a few months after childbirth for recovery of the mother after surgery or vaginal birth as well as for fostering breastfeeding and care of the newborn.

28 Jul 2009

Breastfeeding, Preparing for Arrival

Before the arrival of the baby, a new and first time mother needs to prepare if she wishes to breastfeed her baby. She is provided with information on the benefits and advantages of breastfeeding and is made aware of the disadvantages of formula feeding or artificial feeding.

28 Jul 2009

Sleeping Close to Baby

Major pediatric organizations advise newborns to be as close physically to the new mother as possible.

28 Jul 2009

Breastfeeding and Medications

There are several ailments and diseases that may affect a breastfeeding mother. It is known that most drugs and chemicals taken by the mother pass onto the breast milk from maternal blood to varying extents. While some of these agents are harmless for the breastfeeding baby some may cause serious harm.

28 Jul 2009

Breastfeeding: Smoking, Drugs and Alcohol

Much of what the mother takes during breastfeeding passes on to the baby. It is thus vital for breastfeeding mothers to watch what they consume.

28 Jul 2009

Breastfeeding and Allergies

Some babies may be sensitive to certain foods like milk and dairy products. These babies may not be allergic to their mother’s milk but may be allergic to the proteins that she passes in the breast milk after consumption of dairy products like cheese etc.

28 Jul 2009

Breastfeeding and Diet

A healthy diet is as important for a breastfeeding mother as it is for a pregnant mother. However, no special diet is needed for lactating or breastfeeding mothers.

28 Jul 2009

When Should I Not Breastfeed My Baby?

There are very few conditions when a mother cannot breastfeed. During simple infections and ailments like common colds, flu, gastrointestinal infections etc. babies can be breastfed if proper precautions and hygiene measures are followed.

28 Jul 2009

What is Breastfeeding?

Breast milk contains a wide range of nutrients that enable it to be the ideal dietary source for all infants.

28 Jul 2009

Bacterial Vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis, also called BV is the most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age. It happens when the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina

27 Jul 2009

Myasthenia Gravis Treatment

Today, MG can be controlled. There are several therapies available to help reduce muscle weakness. Most persons with MG have good results from treatment. In some people MG, like many other autoimmune diseases, may go into remission (a period of time without symptoms) and muscle weakness may disappear completely.

27 Jul 2009

Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosis

Unfortunately, a delay in diagnosis of one or two years is not unusual in cases of MG. Weakness is a common symptom of many other disorders. The diagnosis is often missed in people who have mild weakness or in those whose weakness is restricted to only a few muscles.

27 Jul 2009

Myasthenia Gravis Symptoms

The muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and swallowing are most often affected. The onset of the disorder may be sudden. Symptoms often are not immediately recognized as MG.

27 Jul 2009