Sometimes women who are breastfeeding must undergo surgery requiring general anesthesia or conscious sedation. They understandably want to know when they may safely resume breastfeeding.
Because there are few data regarding how much of these drugs is actually excreted in the milk, physicians err on the side of caution and advise the women to pump and […] (more…)
Linda Campbells newborn son could not grasp the concept of breastfeeding. A pediatrician diagnosed dehydration and an electric breast pump was used to express breastmilk for bottle feeding.
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Now, I never think of work when I think of Hawaii, but Kelli Trifonovitch does. Here she writes about the provision of lactating rooms for mothers. If you need something to help persuade your boss to provide better facilities for mom and baby at your place of work, maybe this is the article for you.
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Another article argueing for feeding baby with breastmilk rather than formula - ‘breast milk is loaded with exactly the nutrition a human infant needs and provides antibodies that are a baby’s surrogate immune system for about the first half year of life. Physical health benefits, as well as emotional ones, extend to later life’.
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