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World Breastfeeding Week
Jul 31, 2017
Greenslopes Private Hospital’s maternity ward is embracing World Breastfeeding Week 2017 - Sustaining Breastfeeding Together – by sharing some top tips for parents.
Breastfeeding has been shown to have important health implications for both babies and mothers – but it can also require a team effort to make it work effectively.
Top tips:
- Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby can help
- Breastfeeding soon after the baby is born
- Feeding the baby as soon as she/he shows signs of hunger. (It can be normal for babies to breastfeed 8-12 times in 24 hours)
- You may sometimes need to wake up the baby for feeds
- It is easier to feed the baby when she/he is a little bit hungry rather than very hungry
Babies will let you know they are hungry by:
- Sticking their tongue in/out
- Turning their head to the side with their mouth open
- Putting their hands to/near their mouth
During your stay at Greenslopes, the midwives can help you with breastfeeding advice. You can meet Judy, our Lactation Consultant, and learn more about:
- Feeding cues (how your baby lets you know they are hungry)
- Positioning and latching onto the breast
- Breast changes in the first week after birth
- How to know your baby is getting enough breast milk
- Expressing breast milk
- Support when you go home
At Greenslopes Maternity, we are committed to supporting women with their feeding choices.
For more information please click here or phone our reception on 07 3394 7859.