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My Story: 7 Essential Breastfeeding Tips for Mothers
As a new pregnant mum, I couldn’t have been more clueless about babies and breastfeeding. I was rushing to complete as many modules of my Masters course as possible before the birth, so beyond reading...
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6 Tips for You to Survive Breastfeeding Twins
There has never been a better time to be a breastfeeding mum. There is currently a breastfeeding renaissance and the movement is gaining momentum. There are many resources you can rely on today for an...
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My Story: The Dreaded Breastfeeding Guilt
This is a picture of me breastfeeding one of my twins two days after they were born via an elective caesarean section. One of my concerns of having a caesarean was that the wound would give me trouble...
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My Story: Breast is Best But Balance is Important
“So are you planning to breastfeed?” I was often asked when I was pregnant. I had always looked forward to motherhood but breastfeeding was not something I had given deep thought to. Since there was a...
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Breastfeeding 101: Getting Started
Breastfeeding is a skill, it doesn’t come to most mothers naturally. Being well informed while you’re still pregnant and having good support after the birth makes all the difference. Knowing why you...
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Breastmilk: The Movie, A New Documentary on the Reality of Breastfeeding
In Malaysia, all government hospitals have a very strict policy about breastfeeding for newborns: absolutely no formula is allowed. While this is both positive (breastfeeding helps the bonding between...
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Study: Breastfed Babies More Likely Have Better Diet in Toddler Years
Nearly 10,000 children from Britain, France, Portugal and Greece were part of a study to understand how early breastfeeding practices affected fruit and vegetable intake in children 2-to 4-years old....
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Breastfeeding 101: The Know-How
Breastfeeding correctly is as crucial as breastfeeding frequently and understanding your baby’s behaviour and nursing pattern (see Part I). Breastfeeding exclusively in the early months is also...
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My Story: The Unpaid Maternal Body Work of Breastfeeding a Baby
Around the time Piglet, my youngest child, was four months old and still breastfeeding exclusively, I began wishing I didn’t have to get out of bed everyday. Each morning, my body felt like lead, as...
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Eleanor by Daphne Iking Has Nursing Mothers Pretty Well Covered
Daphne Iking wears many different hats. Besides being a TV anchor, journalist, emcee and a mother of two kids, she has also ventured into making nursing covers. “El Chancho was inspired while...
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My Story: What I’d Do Differently with a Second Child
I think most mothers are unprepared for the reality of a child entering your life, but I really had no idea. Until Alex, I’d never changed a nappy or held a baby for longer than 30 seconds. My mother...
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My Story: Breastfeeding, from Gloom to Bloom
Somewhere along my pregnancy, my Martian husband and I decided to go for exclusive breastfeeding. He got so confident that he even suggested giving away the three packets of formula milk samples we...
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My Story: Surviving Mastitis
Anyone who’s had mastitis will know it’s a bad deal. I had mastitis for the first time when Roo, our fourth baby, was three weeks old. It began with a lump in my left breast, which surprised me...
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Handy Tips for Working Mothers to Express and Store Milk at Work
For most mothers the easiest and most efficient way to feed your baby breast milk is usually at the breast, but there may be occasions when this is not possible and you need to express your milk. If...
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3 Support Systems New Mothers Should Have
So you’ve birthed your baby. Whether or not it was the dream birth you had, let’s face the fact that the euphoria or otherwise should be over by now once you realise that there’s more to parenting...
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My Story: How (Not) to Wean Your Toddler from Breastfeeding
There’s this outrageously funny character in the British comedy sketch show Little Britain, 25-year-old Harvey Pincher, who still breastfeeds. He insists on “bitty” (euphemism for breast milk) and...
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4 Breastfeeding-Friendly Cafés and Restaurants in KL
New York state law allows women to breastfeed in public but new mothers listed discomfort with nursing among strangers as a top reason they switch to formula earlier than the WHO recommended six-month...
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10 Facebook Groups for ‘Like’-minded Mothers
Being a mum is pretty much equivalent to being a superhero. Forget Superman, where’s Supermum? But even superheroes need some help and support. Fret not mums! The following are 10 groups on Facebook...
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Ramadan Tips for Breastfeeding and Nursing Mothers
InsyaAllah, this coming Ramadan month will be my second year fasting whilst breastfeeding my little Aisya. I survived last year’s Ramadan (Alhamdulillah!) with lots of help and support from family...
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Kyla Nat Cover: Chic Nursing Covers Every Breastfeeding Mother Needs
“Who wants to hide under a pink teddy bear blanket? Nobody over two years old, that’s who.” That quote was also going through the mind of new mum Sophia when she was shopping around for nursing...
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