I have always heard about this thing called Nursing Aversion. Since becoming pregnant people have asked me how I deal with it. I usually just say “I suck it up and move on.” What I didn’t know at the time was that I wasn’t really experiencing Nursing Aversion! The other night, March 6, 2014 starting at approximately 10:30pm, yes, I …
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My name is Dina, I live in Germany, I’m 30 years old and gave birth to my wonderful Matilda on April 13th in 2013. I knew I wanted to Breastfeed but never gave it much thought because I thought it would just work out fine. The consulting in the hospital wasn’t good at all. No one showed me how to …
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Ask Anne… Question : I’m nursing my six month old baby, and we’re traveling to visit my husband’s family in Florida. Every year before we go on vacation I go to the tanning bed for about a month or so to get my “base tan”. Can get a sun tan while I’m breastfeeding? Answer: Tanning won’t have any effect on …
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Ask Anne… Question: I delivered my baby girl three days ago. My breast milk came in yesterday, and today I pumped for the first time because my breasts were so full. When I pumped, there was blood in the milk and it looked pink. I don’t know what’s wrong, and I’m afraid to feed the milk to my baby. Help! Answer: Although …
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Before I began breastfeeding, I heard about babies biting their mother’s nipples. I found this to be quite disturbing. I had no idea how to handle it but figured it would be something that would end our breastfeeding relationship. However, after an induced labor and episiotomy I no longer seriously feared that sort of pain. And after a difficult time …
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Ask Anne… Question: I am currently breastfeeding my fourth child and he is four weeks old. Breastfeeding was going well until a week ago. Now when he latches on to eat it causes me tremendous pain. It even hurts just to stretch my arms up. I bought a tube of lanolin because I was told it would work wonders, but …
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Ask Anne… Question: My son recently got his first three teeth and has done a number on my nipples. It seems he is more likely to bite down when upset or just really tired. What is the best way to deal with this problem? Answer: Many new mothers tell me that they plan to nurse their babies for six months, …
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Ask Anne… Question: I had so many problems breastfeeding my first baby that I’m afraid to try again. I wasn’t making enough milk and my nipples were bleeding from the constant sucking. I want to try to breastfeed this time but I am scared. Is there anything I can do now to prepare? Answer: I think it is wonderful that …
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