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Avoiding Foods While Breast Feeding

Many women find that they can eat whatever they may like during breast feeding. Even though it's true that some stongly favored foods can change the taste of your milk, many babies seem to enjoy the varieties of breast milk flavors. Occasionally, your baby may get cranky at the breast after you eat certain foods. If you notice this happening, simply avoid that particular food.

The most common offenders duing breast feeding include chocolate, spices, citrus fruits, garlic, chili, lime, gassy vegetables, and fruits with laxative type effects, such as prunes and cherries.

You can have a cup or two of coffee a day, although too much caffeine can interfere with your baby's sleep and even make him or her cranky. Keep in mind, caffeine is found in many soda's, tea, and even over the counter type medicine as well.

It's okay to have an alcoholic beverage every now and the, although having more than one drink can increase your blood alcohol level, putting the alcohol into your breast milk.

If you are planning to have more than one drink at a time, it's best to wait two hours or more per drink before you resume any type of nursing or breast feeding. There is no need to pump and dump unless your breasts are full and its time to feed your baby. While breast feeding, any type of heavy drinking should be avoided.

Before you actually omit any foods from your diet, you should talk to your doctor. If you avoid certain foods and it causes a nutritional imbalance, you may need to see a nutritionist for advice on taking other foods or getting nutritional supplements.
 

 

 
 

 

Bringing Baby Home

 

Your newborn goes through a lot right after he’s born. Whether the birth was natural or assisted, he experiences a great deal of stress as he copes with the abrupt change in the world as he knows it.

The first days home with baby can be trying. If you stay calm, however, these simple tips will ease the transition for both of you.   
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Baby's Naptime

If you baby is not napping well during her first few months of life, you may want to try to cut back on the time she is awake by 15 minute increments.

If she is getting over-stimulated, then she will fight sleep and be difficult to get to nap.                More
 
Bath Time For Baby

Bath time is a special time of bonding with a baby and her parents.

It’s a time to play gently, talk and sing.  Get everything you will need ready before you start!  Here's a list of things you should have ready... More

Breastfeeding Basics

Breast milk is the best food you can give to your baby.

Once you've given birth breast feeding is the single     most   important

thing you can do to protect your baby and help to promote good health. Best of all, breast feeding is free.

Along with saving you money on HMR (Human Milk Replacement), breast feeding can also help you to keep your medical bills down.  

Babies that are fed with formula get sicker more often and more seriously than babies that are breast fed They also have more ear infections, respiratory infections, and other problems.    More

What Every Parent Needs To Know

It starts the day you bring your newborn home...

Every parent wants to make sure they provide for their child the best they can. Every day of their young lives. But infants don't come home from the hospital with a manual.

Loving your child is the easy part.

Making sure you raise them to the best of your ability is not. When every person you turn to has an opinion about where to put your baby's cradle, to listen to their crying or to ignore it...

With so much information out there, it's important for you as a parent to make sure you take the time to learn how to care for a child. You and only you can do this for yourself. But, we can help.

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