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Ask the expert: 3 easy ways dads can help with breastfeeding

Ask the expert: 3 easy ways dads can help with breastfeeding

Want to breastfeed, but worried your partner will feel left out when the baby comes? “Don’t,” says Denise Mc Guinness, Lecturer in Midwifery and Assistant Professor at School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems at UCD to Herfamily.ie. “Fathers play a tremendously important role when it comes to breastfeeding too – and studies have shown […]

6 years ago

Breastfeeding: 5 easy ways to boost your milk supply if it is running low

Breastfeeding: 5 easy ways to boost your milk supply if it is running low

First of all, is your milk supply really low? Often, according to lactation consultants, new mums think that they aren’t producing enough milk, frequently mistaking baby’s frequent feeding as a sign he or she mustn’t be getting enough milk in each feed. However, breastmilk is digested quickly (usually in 1.5-2 hours), so breastfed babies need […]

7 years ago