Fourth Trimester Breastfeeding Care

16/06/2025

Here you are, dripping milk, all ready for your baby to feed – but he won’t! If you have a newborn, there is every chance you will be ‘woman handled’ as somebody tries to get your baby to latch by grabbing baby and b**b and shoving them together (if this happens, put your hand up in a stop s...

07/02/2025

“Yes, I feed my child to sleep”,
And “No, I do not care”,
If in the eyes of others,
It means ‘dependency’ is there.

For, of course they are dependant,
Sure, we are the world to them.
And, if he wakes another time,
I’ll feed him yet again.

As the comfort that it gives him,
Is a privilege I bear.
And I’ll continue to soothe him,
While his need for me is there.💙

Maria Tempany (Therhymingone )
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29/12/2024

Good advice

05/10/2024

Mama’s milk doesn’t turn into water overnight on your little ones first birthday 💜

05/10/2024

This study looked at 800 mothers in Finland. The study found that the greater diversity of green space the parent had around their environment, the greater diversity of oligosaccharides they had in their breastmilk. Oligosaccharides are special sugars in milk which feed helpful bacteria in the gut and help to remove pathogenic bacteria. We know they are also absorbed into the bloodstream from the gut and support the immune system. Oligosaccharides are very important in milk - they make up 0ver 10% of the volume and over 200 different varieties have been found so far.

I think this is fascinating. It makes sense that if we live in a more diverse nature and microbial environment, our milk will start to prepare our baby for that diverse environment. Getting out in nature isn’t just good for our health, it’s good for our nursling too.

The study lead author said, “This could indicate that increased everyday contacts with nature could be beneficial for breastfeeding mothers and their children as the oligosaccharide composition of breastmilk would become more diverse. The results imply that breastfeeding could have a mediating role between residential green environments and health in infancy".

You can find the study here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-27317-1 and a easier read article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230117110450.htm

02/10/2024

Sleeping close has an important impact on a baby's physiology

01/10/2024

I have always done this with my babies ❤️

22/09/2024

'Growing-up' or 'toddler' formula milks for children aged one to two can contain more calories from sugar than an adult chocolate milkshake, researchers found.

17/09/2024

06/09/2024

Totally normal unless baby is struggling with weight gain- you are their happy place ❤️

It’s biologically normal for your baby to fall asleep while nursing.
Being in your arms & feeding fulfills their most basic needs for food, warmth and safety and creates the perfect environment for them to doze off.

If you feel your baby is overly sleepy and not breastfeeding effectively as a result, you can find some helpful information in the article linked below or contact your local LLL Leader for support.

https://laleche.org.uk/sleepy-baby-why-and-what-to-do/

01/09/2024

Yes so true ❤️🙏

Motherhood: the hardest job you’ll ever love. ❤️

31/08/2024

Living alive nourishing natural

Mama’s milk: often imitated, never duplicated! 💦💚💦

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