Tag: mamaway
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All you need to know about breast pumps
You’ve probably heard about how breast milk is the ultimate source of nutrition for your newborn baby. But often moms find it challenging to breastfeed especially you doing it for the first time. A survey shows that about 27% of mothers found pumping uncomfortable, and an additional 15% experienced a pump-related injury, making most mothers…
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Childbirth Trilogy #2: Delivery of Your Baby, Welcome to the World!
You’ve just gone through your 15-hour labor and your body is now ready to welcome your little one to the world. Delivering your baby out to see the world is going to require some pushing – so stay strong, mommy! Key Points to Expect: Duration: 20 minutes – 2 hours, but sometimes longer Contractions: Contractions last about…
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Myths Buster!
I recently spoke to a group of parents in an antenatal class & spent a lot of time debunking myths about breastfeeding & early parenting. Myth 1. The funniest one I heard was ‘crying exercises a baby’s lungs! Fact 1. Our lungs are not a muscle! Lungs are organs! They work simply by breathing in &…
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What is a Water Birth? Is it for me?
Nowadays mums can choose to deliver their baby in the hospital, at a birthing center, or at home based on their needs and conditions. More mums are starting to welcome and promote the idea of water birth for a more natural and gentle childbirth experience. “But what is water birth? Is it less painful? Is…
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Baby’s thriving. How about you?
I hope this article finds you feeling encouraged and affirmed about being a mum. I hope too that feeding – by breast or bottle, is off to a good start, that you’re getting ‘enough’ sleep (that’s a relative one!) and that you are delighting in your new bundle. The early months can be very unpredictable…
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Babywearing helps to keep me fit and strong.
After having her first baby Tara Darlington decided to train to become a Birth Educator and Doula. 14 years later she is now a mother of 6 children as well as a highly qualified Birth Educator, Doula and Yoga Teacher. “I trained as a Birth Educator & Doula after I had my first baby, realizing…
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Difficulty with Expressing Breast Milk ?
Our community of Mums recommends trying these strategies if you have difficulties expressing Breast Milk with an electric pump or by hand, Do you have any suggestions for making expressing breast milk easier? Or do you want to ask our Mum community a question? Visit us on Facebook
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The Breast Crawl – Did you have “Skin to Skin” with your newborn at hospital?
Oddly enough, it’s not a widely known that a newborn human baby is capable of finding his mother’s breast to initiate the first breast feed. This wonderful phenomenon is called, “The Breast Crawl”. In fact some mothers, who had no idea of this newborn ability, were very shocked to see it happen. They said that…