Chapter 16
Breastfeeding
In this chapter:
Breast is best.................................................................................................................. 281
Baby formula can be dangerous . . . . . 281
How to breastfeed........................................................................................................ 282
How to hold the baby . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 What the mother should eat
while breastfeeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
When the mother works outside the home............................................................. 284
Removing milk from the breasts . . . . . 284 Sharing breast milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Common difficulties while breastfeeding.....................................................................286
Fear of not having enough milk . . . . . 286
Flat or inverted nipples . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Breast infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Sore or cracked nipples . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Engorged (swollen) breasts . . . . . . . . . 288
Painful lump in the breast
(abscess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Thrush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Baby has gas pains (colic) . . . . . . . . . . 291
Situations that affect breastfeeding ........................................................................ 291
Twins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Small babies and early babies . . . . . . . 292
Breastfeeding while pregnant . . . . . . . 292
When the mother is sick . . . . . . . . . . . 292
HIV and AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Alternatives to breastfeeding .................................................................................... 294
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