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10 Tips for Breastfeeding Multiples
You’d always planned to breastfeed, but then you got the news: you’re having twins. Or maybe triplets or higher-order multiples. Is breastfeeding still possible? Yes! And even if you also need to...
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10 Tips for Breastfeeding in Public
Breastfeeding mothers and their babies shouldn’t feel they have to stay home – hey, they want to enjoy the same activities as anyone else! Current recommendations are to breastfeed exclusively for six...
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10 Tips for Breastfeeding After Returning to Work
Most Canadian mothers are eligible for about a year at home with our babies while our jobs are held for us. For some, though, finances or personal...
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13 Tips for Nursing During Pregnancy and Beyond
Congratulations! The pregnancy test confirms what you suspected — a new baby is on the way. You’re excited but can’t help...
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Backpacking with a Baby, Part Two
Read about Charlotte's experience backpacking with a baby. Based on our experience, these are the tips that made this trip work for our family: Pack light. We traveled as minimalist as we could to enable...
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Top 10 Ways to Increase Milk Production
A common reason mothers give for weaning their babies from breastfeeding is that they are not making enough milk to meet their babies’ needs. If you’re worried that you may not be producing sufficient...
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Top 10 Ways to Prevent and Treat Sore Nipples
Ouch! Your baby begins to nurse and it hurts! Sore nipples are a frequent complaint for breastfeeding mothers, and some assume it’s an...
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Top 10 Tips to End a Nursing Strike
What’s a nursing strike? Nothing to do with picket lines or protest signs ― it’s when your baby abruptly refuses to breastfeed. Sometimes the cause remains a mystery, but often mothers can trace it...
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10 Tips for Toddler Nursing, Part Two
6. Watch out for sore nipples. Who would think sore nipples could become a problem for a nursing veteran like you? But toddlers are often teething or dealing with stuffed-up noses, and both of these things...
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10 Tips for Toddler Nursing, Part One
In the beginning, when you struggled to figure out latch and milk production and all the initial challenges of breastfeeding, you wondered if you’d make it to six weeks. But you did, and then you kept going...
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10 Pieces of Breastfeeding Advice You Can Ignore
1. Sore nipples are inevitable; you’ll just have to tough it out. Or, you should prepare your nipples during pregnancy to prevent sore...
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8 Rules of Good Nutrition
No one is born a healthy eater, in spite of what you may have heard at a playgroup or at work. Teaching youngsters about good nutrition and helping them develop healthy eating habits to last a lifetime is a...
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Top 10 Tips to Prepare for Breastfeeding
If you plan to breastfeed your baby, these tips will help you be as prepared as you can be! If you are having issues with breastfeeding, contact a local La Leche League group, a public health nurse or your doctor...
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Starting Solids
What weaning’s all aboutWeaning is a gentle process, involving slowly and sensitively replacing your baby’s regular milk with healthy, delicious, nutritious food, which will fill her with energy and...
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Homemade Baby Food
1. Hygiene Cleanliness is extremely important when preparing food for your family. Prior to making baby food, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water, and ensure that the equipment and the cooking...
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