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.

Updated September 2011

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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.

Breastfeeding and Drugs

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Links to information on the effects of using drugs or medicines while breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding and Travel

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Links to information about breastfeeding while travelling.

Breastfeeding and Work

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Links to information about breastfeeding after returning to work.

Breastfeeding Problems

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Links to information about breastfeeding problems.

Breastfeeding Support Services

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Links to information on services for breastfeeding mothers and their babies.

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.

Personal Stories about Breastfeeding

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Links to personal stories about breastfeeding.

Systematic Reviews on Breastfeeding

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Links to summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence about breastfeeding.

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Title:   Increasing your supply of breastmilk
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   Fact Sheet No 8 Tips for increasing milk supply during breastfeeding, and how to know if the baby is getting enough milk.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   About breastfeeding
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Breastfeeding is the normal way to feed babies. Breastfeeding is a very special time for both mother and baby and it is good for the health of babies and their mothers as well.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   National breastfeeding indicators: workshop report
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents the outcomes of a consensus workshop held on 8 December 2010 in Canberra, regarding core national breastfeeding indicators to support the monitoring of the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010-2015 and related policies and programs.
Date:   Jul 2011
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:   Jul 2011
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 2011
Title:   Breastfeeding
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Breastfeeding is the act of a mother feeding her baby by excreting milk produced from her breast which is important for the healthy growth and development of the new born baby and also offers some health benefits for the mother.
Date:   May 2011
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 2011
Title:   Personal Stories about Breastfeeding
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to personal stories about breastfeeding.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Breastfeeding - 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 2011
Title:   Breastfeeding: how dads can help
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Information about how fathers can support their partners with breastfeeding, including what dads need to know about breastfeeding.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   About breastmilk
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A discussion of the composition of breastmilk and benefits of breastfeeding for baby and for mother.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Breastfeeding - for fathers
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some fathers feel that, because they can't breastfeed their baby, they will not become really close to their baby in the first months and beyond.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Breastfeeding a sleepy or unsettled baby
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   This factsheet provides information for breastfeeding mothers about the common concern of trying to feed a sleepy or unsettled baby.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Continuing breastfeeding after separation and divorce.
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   This paper is designed to give a brief overview of the law in relation to parenting arrangements of breastfed children across Australia. Readers should appreciate that all laws are subject to change and that each case is subject to circumstantial differences - both these factors mean that the following information should be regarded as a guide only and that only your lawyer can give legal advice relevant to you.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Lactose intolerance and the breastfed baby
Publisher:   HealthInsite Expert View
Description:   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.
Date:   Oct 2010
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 2010
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:   Jun 2010
Title:   Lactational amenorrhoea method - breastfeeding as a contraceptive method (Lactational amenorrhoea method)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Lactational amenorrhoea is a method of contraception based on the natural phase of infertility that occurs with breastfeeding shortly after birth which is due to low circulating levels of oestrogen that restrict ovulation from occurring.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Breastfeeding
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government is committed to protecting, promoting, supporting and monitoring breastfeeding throughout Australia.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Breastfeeding - healthy breasts feed best
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Breast health and bras during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Date:   Jan 2012

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