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Establishing Breastfeeding

"Straight after the birth of your child it is desirable to have skin-to-skin contact, and to attempt to nurse your baby within the first hour... baby will discover the warmth, smell and feel of your skin. Babies suckling instincts are also strong right after birth, and most will be alert within the first hour..."

Adjusting to Breastfeeding

"Breastfeeding is a natural thing to do, and very rewarding in so many ways. Early on your breasts do need a bit of time to adjust. Afterall, they are now being used to harvest milk several times a day. There are a few things that you can expect as a breastfeeding mother from the first 6 weeks of breastfeeding, which are usually easily managed by you..."

Breast to Bottle

"Exclusively breastfed babies like the comfort and familiarity of breastfeeding. The smell and feel of your skin, and the way baby feeds, are unique to breastfeeding. The feel, smell, and suckling motions required when feeding from bottles are different, so it can take some time and several attempts to help baby accept the bottle into their feeding routine..."

Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles

"Bisphenol A (BPA) is an ingredient which has been used since the 1950's in the manufacture of some plastics. One of these plastics is "polycarbonate", a hard plastic used to manufacture many plastic products including baby bottles. BPA is the element which cause plastic to harden..."