Hellooo am 6munfs preg tha nw n gt a we boi awready n havn aner we boy n been thinkn bot breast feeding bt av got a we isue ma bf wudnae b invold as mch at nte n dai feeds. Any advice? X

See you tommorrow at the Latch On

Join us in Chch for our BIG Latch On from 10am at Waipuna, 349 Woodham Rd, and meet Rachel, Jenna and Brooke from the nationwide Latch on poster. Gabrielle's wee one has a cold, and Emily's Karena has weaned

Venue Registration for The Big Latch On Register your venue or expression of Interest in organising a venue in New Zealand for the Big Latch On 2010! Friday 6th of August 2010 "The most women breastfeeding simultaneously"

Breastfeeding can be challenging, and it can be tiring. Support from fathers/partners, family and friends can really help.

New Zealand, Naturally! Mums across New Zealand are giving their babies the best start in life. And now they’re showing it on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtul-..., featuring photos of mums breastfeeding their babies against a backdrop of Kiwi landmarks. The stunning shots of mums doing what comes naturally were all entrants in the national breastfeeding campaign’s photo competition last summer. Check out all the entries on their Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/breastfeedingnz. Now do your part in giving Kiwi babies a great future by sharing this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtul-... with your friends and families. Let’s put breastfeeding on the map!

Breastfeeding at the breast may help babies to regulate their own intake in the long term .The journal Pediatrics May 2010 features interesting research from a large study of 1250 babies in the USA http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...

Happy mother's day!

Breastfeeding mothers can expect ongoing advice and support for breastfeeding from their Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) midwife, well-child health provider, community health worker (at the local health service) and family doctor.

Being close to the mother is essential for babies. They expect to smell their mothers and feel that ‘the mother’ is still a part of them. They need this as part of their normal, and sometimes remedial, birth recovery processes

Oxytocin - the 'love hormone' When a baby is in skin-to-skin contact with her/his mother after birth a very special hormone is secreted from the mother’s pituitary gland called oxytocin. Oxytocin has been described as the ‘love hormone’ and it is secreted when falling in love with another adult, or a baby, and it makes mothers feel relaxed, contented and less anxious.

Skin-to-skin contact with a well baby is a wonderful way to recover from birth for a mother and baby, a way to start intimately connecting to a baby and a great boost to breastfeeding beginnings. http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/index...

Breastfeeding letter: Dear Nurse, If I am a healthy full-term baby, please don't give me any water bottles, formula, or pacifiers. I eat " n cue" or every 1 - 3 hours, whichever comes first, daytime and nighttime. I may be allowed to sleep one 4 - 5 hour period at night if I have already had 8 feedings that day. My mom allows bunching (frequent feedings) whenever I want. My mom feeds me from both breasts at each feeding for as long as I want. If my latch-on and positioning are correct, my mom won't become sore. My mom understands that I need to eat 8 - 12 times in 24 hours. Please don't separate me from my mom for long periods of time unless it is medically necessary. I have been with my mom a long time and want to stay with her.

If you are from Canterbury then do join us at the Young Parents breastfeeding group on Tues 20th April at 12:15pm at the Shirley Hub, 69B Briggs rd, Chch. Maori, pacific and pakeha young parents under 25 are all part of this group. You can just come along on the tuesdays that suit you. Friends and whanau are welcome. Our topic will be "Overcoming Breastfeeding Challenges", but you can ask us anything about breastfeeding, and hear a range of ideas from the young parents.

t helps to attend a breastfeeding education session if there is one available. Ask a midwife, obstetrician, GP or local maternity facility if they have any information about these useful sessions. These sessions are usually free and some centres have sessions for Māori, Pacific Island women and also young mothers’ groups.

Watching other mothers breastfeed can be very beneficial as we tend to learn more by watching and by asking questions. The natural part of breastfeeding is making the milk for the baby but how a mother actually helps the baby latch onto her breast takes practice and observing other women can help.

Supported working mothers are more productive, happier and help build the company’s image.

Good support from fathers/partners, whānau/family and friends helps a mother to get breastfeeding off to a good start and continue for as long as she can. Often breastfeeding mothers are too tired to search for solutions to the problems they are facing and this is when fathers/partners can really help.

Hi Marion, what a big boy Matthew is now! I wouldn't try to jog with him neither ... I'm good, enjoying the last days of summer, embracing for colder temperatures. By the way, you had quite a tough winter there this year - how it is to breastfeed in winter? I assume more difficult - more clothes to clear off?

I'm good thanks! I fed Matthew walking between bus stops the other morning and MAN he is heavy compared to the last time we fed on the move - can't imagine jogging with him, never mind trying to keep a latch, especially now he has teeth! So much easier lounging about, has to be said. How are you?