Breastfeeding: Tips for a New Mum

Subjects discussed in this chapter include:

1. Looking after You
   

2. Eat, Drink and Be Merry
   

3. Exercise: When and What
   

4. Afternoon Rests - Essential for New Mummies
   

5. Time for Mum
   

6. Avoiding Mastitis and Sore Nipples
   

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8. The Mechanics of Feeding
   

9. Correct Attachment
   

10. The First few Days
    

11. Two Sides of the Story
    

12. Letdown - Too Fast or Too Slow?
    

13. Length of Feeds - Efficient Feeder or Lazy Sucker?
    

14. Burping
    

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16. Feeding Routines
    

17. How Long Between Feeds?
    

18. When is it Too Long - Or Too Short Between Feeds?
    

19. How Flexible is Flexible?
    

20. Night Feeds
    

21. 
    

22. Breastfeeding for the Long Haul
    

23. When the Supply Runs Low
    

24. Can you Breastfeed for Longer than 6 Months?
    

25. What about Fertility?
    

26. When to Wean?
    

27. Can you Breastfeed While Pregnant?
    

28. Bottlefeeding
    

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30. Extra Bits
    

31. Jaundice in Babies
    

32. Biting Babies!
    

33. Spitting Up
    

34. Thar She Blows...!