Breastfeeding

Research continues to highlight the advantages of breastfeeding. Here you'll find answers to many of the questions asked about breastfeeding and the issues surrounding it.

If you would like a general introduction to breastfeeding, you will find some useful information at:

Australian Breastfeeding Association - formerly Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia [Australian Breastfeeding Association]

Follow the links below to find information about breastfeeding.

Reviewed May 2009

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Lactose intolerance and the breastfed baby
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HealthInsite Expert View by Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor, Joy Anderson. Lactose intolerance arises when a person does not produce the enzyme (or does not produce enough) and is therefore unable to digest lactose. The symptoms of lactose intolerance are liquid, frothy stools, and an irritable baby who may pass wind often.
Breastfeeding and Diet
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Links to information about diet and nutritional requirements while breastfeeding.
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Links to information on the effects of using drugs or medicines while breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding and Travel
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Breastfeeding and Work
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Links to information on services for breastfeeding mothers and their babies.
Breastfeeding Problems
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Links to information about breastfeeding problems.
Expressing and Storing Breast Milk
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Links to information about expressing breast milk either manually or by using an electric pump, and how the breast milk should be stored.
Systematic Reviews on Breastfeeding
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Links to summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence about breastfeeding.
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Title:   Diabetes and getting pregnant - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Your questions answered about how to ensure you have a safe pregnancy if you have diabetes.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - when to start
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Breastfeeding should ideally start soon after your baby is born. Breastfeeding immediately after a caesarean section (C-section) is possible but may require help. Colostrum is important protection for newborn babies. Bonding is enhanced by early breastfeeding. Sometimes early breastfeeding is not possible and skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo care) can help.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Breast feeding - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Breast milk contains the ideal balance of nutrients for the newborn baby as well as close physical contact between mother and infant.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - devices to help with breastfeeding
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many 'lactation aids', things to help with breastfeeding, are advertised but mostly they are not needed. Many are best used with the support of your health adviser.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Tongue-tie
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   There are widely differing views about tongue-tie, its effects on feeding (especially breastfeeding) and speech, and whether and how it should be treated.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Media release. 24-hour national breastfeeding helpline
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A new national toll-free 24-hour helpline for breastfeeding information was launched on 20 March.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - too much milk
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Sometimes babies struggle a bit at the beginning of a breastfeed if the milk flow is fast. Sometimes mothers seem to have more milk than their baby needs.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - sore breasts and nipples
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many women have sore breasts or nipples, especially when they begin breastfeeding. Try the ideas here, but seek help if the pain persists.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - not enough milk
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Mothers often worry whether they have enough milk, and whether the baby is feeding too often.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - when babies won't feed
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some new babies take a while to learn how to attach to the breast and feed effectively. Others feed well at first, then become fussy. These problems can be very distressing; seek help if these ideas do not help.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - information for fathers
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some fathers feel that, because they cant breastfeed their baby, they will not become really close to their baby in the first months and beyond. However, there are lots of other ways for fathers to bond with babies
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   About breastfeeding
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government recognises that breastfeeding is important in establishing good health throughout life.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Breastfeeding
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Breastfeeding mothers need help and support. Human breast milk has the perfect nutrients for your baby's needs. Tips to help breastfeeding include respond to your baby before he starts crying. Mastitis is a breast infection. Weaning a baby is a decision for mothers and babies to make.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Breastfeeding
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Relatively simple, cost-effective measures such as breastfeeding can have a significant impact on the health of women and children.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Feeding your baby
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Babies need the right foods to grow, to learn to eat and to help them learn to talk. Breastmilk is the best food for babies.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Especially for partners
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   This page provides information for partners of new mothers about the importance of breastfeeding, and ways in which they can help mothers make their feeding times more enjoyable. Changes in the relationship caused by pregnancy and birth, post-natal depression and tiredness, are also explained.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Aboriginal - breastfeeding
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Anangu and Yapa have always breastfed. This is the way that Anangu and Yapa have always fed their babies. When a woman becomes a mother for the first time, their mothers, aunties and grandmothers can help them
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Summer sanity: keeping baby cool
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   Babies and mothers need special attention in extremes of temperature to ensure that they are comfortable and well hydrated.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Contraception, intimacy and the newborn baby
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   There are several reasons why loss of libido can occur in breastfeeding mums. This article explores the various reasons.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   More restless babies
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   Many mothers are unaware that food additives can pass through breastmilk to affect babies and that food additives have been associated with irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbance.
Date:   Jan 2008
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