Breastfeeding

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How to breastfeed

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Breastfeeding for beginners

If you've just started breastfeeding, you're doing a positive thing for you and your baby. Even though it's nature's food, breastfeeding doesn't always come naturally at first.

Signs that your baby is getting enough milk

Preparing to breastfeed

Good positions for breastfeeding

How to breastfeed: pictures

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Breastfeeding problems and solutions

Mastitis

Breastfeeding and thrush

Low milk supply

Overactive letdown

Painful letdown

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Pumping and expressing

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Expressing breast milk

Expressing your milk is simply a way of taking milk from your breast without your baby nursing. You can do this by hand, with a manual pump, with an electric pump…

How to store and use breast milk: video

Moms' picks: best breast pumps (photos)

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Breastfeeding support and tips

Baby breastfeeding
What I wish I'd known about breastfeeding

Whether you’re a new mother in need of advice, or hoping breastfeeding will be easier this time around, other BabyCenter Canada moms have plenty of tips, guidance and knowledge…

Extended breastfeeding: is it for you?

Do moms have to breastfeed? What if I don't want to?

What are the benefits of breastfeeding?

Pumping and returning to work

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Stopping breastfeeding

How long should I breastfeed?

By deciding to breastfeed you have already given your baby the best possible start in life, and scientific evidence states that the longer you breastfeed the greater the health benefits for both of you…

Weaning from the breast

How to handle pressure to wean

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What to eat and drink when you are breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding and your diet

Like most breastfeeding moms, you probably worry that something you eat or drink will pass into your breast milk and harm your baby.

Diet for a healthy breastfeeding mom

Is it safe to eat spicy food when pregnant or breastfeeding?

Alcohol and breastfeeding

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