Breast milk contains nutrients and antibodies that are essential for babies’ development, particularly for those born prematurely. When these babies cannot be breastfed by…
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Maternity Advice
You will be facing many questions from the beginning of your pregnancy until you are ready to go back to work after your maternity leave. This advice section provides answers and useful tips around pregnancy, hospital and birth, breastfeeding, pumping and going back to work. Our Maternity Advice comes courtesy of Medela.
Regulate Your Milk Supply with a Breast Pump
Many mums experience issues with low milk supply. Because breasts work on the principle of supply and demand, using a breast pump can increase…
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Storing and Thawing Breast Milk
Breast milk is very precious. Follow the guidelines and tips below to store and thaw your breast milk so that you can preserve all…
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Feeding your Baby Expressed Breast Milk
Switching between breast and bottle means that your baby still gets your expressed breast milk when you are apart. Finding the right solution to…
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Travelling and Pumping
Travelling can be a normal part of a breastfeeding mum’s life. Pumping breast milk for your baby while you are away is one way…
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Choosing Your PersonalFit™ Breast Shield Size
For maximum comfort and pumping efficiency, Medela offers five breast shield sizes. This guide is a starting point to help determine your optimal size….
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How Breastfeeding Benefits Mums
When mums follow nature’s lead and breastfeed their babies, their own bodies benefit – and so do their budgets! Benefits for mums There are…
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Getting to Know your Newborn Baby
This is the moment you have been looking forward to for the last nine months: meeting and getting to know your baby! What can…
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Physiological Breast Engorgement
Between about day two and day five after birth, you might experience breast engorgement with increased blood circulation in the breasts and the secretion…
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