Breastfeeding is undoubtedly best, according to experts and lots of mums, too. Once you get the hang of it, it’s quick and convenient. But no baby is born knowing how to do it and you’re not expected to instinctively know, either. It can take time and patience and it’s common to experience problems – however, most problems can be overcome and the benefits breastfeeding brings to your baby make it worth persevering with.
This section covers all aspects of breastfeeding; from the basics of how to breastfeed to why breastmilk is so beneficial. It also looks at why your diet is important to your baby’s nutrition, along with the most common breastfeeding problems and solutions you might encounter as you and your baby get the hang of it.
Breastfeeding
- Guide to successful breastfeeding
Breastfeeding can take practice, but finding a technique that works for you and your baby will help. In this video guide our midwife Wendy talks to mum Helen about how baby Max is getting on with breastfeeding and offers advice and tips.
- Guide to breastfeeding positions
When it comes to breastfeeding, finding a position that’s comfortable for you and your baby can make a real difference. Watch as Helen and baby Max try out the three main positions with a little help from Wendy our midwife.
- How to breastfeed
- Benefits of breastfeeding
- What's in breastmilk
- Breastfeeding diet
- How often to breastfeed
- Breastfeeding problems
- Is my baby getting enough milk?
- Expressing and storing breastmilk
- Guide to dressing for breastfeeding
When you are breastfeeding, wearing the right clothes can make a big difference to how easy, comfortable and discreet it is. Mother & Baby shopping editor, Sarah LaFarge, explains what to look out for when you are buying maternity wear.
- Guide to expressing
Our guest mum shows how to express breastmilk in this video guide, while breastfeeding advisor, Geraldine Miskin, and our own specialist feeding advisor, Arabella, explain the benefits of expressing and offer practical tips on the different methods and safe storage of breastmilk.
Baby health
- Guide to winding your baby
Winding is an important part of feeding your baby, as they need help bringing up trapped wind. In this video our midwife Wendy gives some tips on winding and guides mum Helen and baby Eva through different positions.
- Night feeds
- How to tell if your baby is still hungry
- Baby immunisations
- Constipation in babies
- Premature babies
