Breastfeeding basics Breastfeeding basics - South West Health

The early weeks and months . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Breastfeed anytime, anywhere. . . . . . . . . . . . 33
If baby is fussy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Overcoming breastfeeding challenges . . . . . . 41
Engorged breasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Flat and inverted nipples . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cracked or bleeding nipples . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Blocked milk ducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mastitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Thrush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Six months & beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How long do I breastfeed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Going to work or school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Breastfeed during your busy day . . . . . . . . 54
Express your breastmilk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Combine breastfeeding with another
feeding choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Baby teeth and breastfeeding. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Preventing tooth decay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Teething and breastfeeding . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
About breasts and breastfeeding. . . . . . . . . 59
Breastfeeding and special situations . . . . . . . 61
About breastmilk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
How your breasts make milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Understanding your let-down reflex . . . . . 65
If your breasts leak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Making healthy choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Healthy eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fresh air and exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
If you smoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
If you drink alcohol, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
If you use street drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
If you need medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Expressing, storing, and using
breastmilk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Expressing breastmilk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Getting ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Hand expressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using a breast pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Storing breastmilk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using stored breastmilk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87