Lactation and Breastfeeding
A natural method of feeding an infant breast milk from birth to the time he or she can eat solid food.
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Natasha Jainarine VillaAnswerYou may have periods while breast-feeding. You may ovulate and have no periods.Do NOT use breast-feeding as a form of birth...
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Breast milk can start to dry up around the fourth month of pregnancy due to the abundance of pregnancy hormones. You will still...
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Breast milk production is directly tied to the amount of demand. As long a woman continues to receive adequate nipple stimulation...
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Leaking as in dripping 4 months after you stop nursing is not "normal" and needs a call to your doctor or midwife. Leaking as in...
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It is a possibility. Some babies seem to detect a change in the mother's milk if she gets pregnant. It is entirely possible,...
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It sounds like your breasts are filling up with milk. Are you pregnant? You might want to take a pregnancy test. Hi...
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Colostrum can be from a Yellowish color to white, and foremilk and hindmilk generally white to a bluish color.
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Yes you can in fact many people get pregnant during this time thinking they are safe.
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When the fetus has been in the mother's womb for about nine months it will be ready to come out. The fetus decides when it wants...
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It depends how old your baby is and how you are breastfeeding. Feeding on demand and co-sleeping with your baby with no...
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Prevents an unwanted child from being born; from a woman having a child who cannot care for a child financially, physically,...
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because it likes you and thinks you might enjoy its precious breast milk
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Yes men can drink women's breast milk, this is totally normal and is a great source of calcium.
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Please ask your doctor or health visitor ! You cannot guarantee that the person responding to your question on here would be...
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AnswerI was right at 12 weeks and 3 days lmp when I got the Montgomery bumps on my areola's
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This is what i found... hope it helps. http://mybreast.org/breast-enlargement-information.php Because breast...
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It could start when you become pregnant, but usually it starts after you birth the placenta.
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Yes, lactation releases hormones that suppress ovulation (fertility).
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for the child, if the mother is 'clean'? Breast-milk, hands down. ------ Breastmilk is the best for sure, NOTHING compares.
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yes it is cuz my mom used to drink it when she was breast feeding me and now im 22
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Why? Are you going to feed your child an animal's milk? OMG!
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She needs to be checked for a prolactin secreting pituitary tumor.
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Absolutely normal. You will probably find you will have a period very soon as you have stopped breast feeding. You will...
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There are two mucus stages - one the white non-fertile phase, and the second is the clear fertile phase. The white stages will...
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Everyone is different. Sometimes 6-12 weeks sometimes longer. I would not worry about it.
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Colostrum is the milk that a female mammal produces immediately after the first few hours after giving birth. It contains...
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Can you expand on the question please? my son is 9mos old i stopped leakin 7mos ago it started bak up iv done 2hpt but wer neg...
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That's my question too... I did 3 tests 3 diff weeks and all said negative but it has been a month since my period was supposed...
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No, nipples can be large without ever having a baby. In fact, the nipple size of a woman is not impacted by whether or not she...
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Only if you gave birth to a goat. Just because goat's milk is an unusual thing to drink in our culture, does not make it...
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http://www.coolnurse.com/birthcontrol.htm http://www.crisispregnancy.com/birth-mother/pregnancy-questions.html...
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You should go to your doctor and ask for a blood test to see if you are pregnant or not. Maybe you are pregnant and your hcg is...
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Hi, This is most likely caused by a milk duct infection or by too much progesterone. You need to see your doctor for a blood...
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There is no risk to you or the baby from your nipple ring as long as you maintain a normal hygiene routine. Many pierced mothers...
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Yes. It is only important that your baby does not eat honey before the age of 1. You can eat honey.
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Breast milk by far Answer: Breastmilk is ALWAYS superior to any kind of formula. They have yet to figure out a way to make...
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5 Weeks...
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There are a lot of chemicals involved when you get a perm, but none of them is actually really harmful to human beings. The worst...
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Yes, that's normal. Many women don't get colostrum or breast milk until they actually give birth. This is good, because it means...
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its probably not breast milk, you need to go see a gyno because you may have an infection. No it can't. You might want...
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you produce breast milk while you are pregnant. How else do you think the first thing the newborn does is breastfeed?
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Well, you might want to check your cycle, like calculate in on the calender, maybe you have a 28 - 32 day cycle, that happens...
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AnswerABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!!! it doesnt matter whether you are being discreet about it or not you cannot be sued for...
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If you do it is a sign of excess of the hormone prolactin. You should see a doctor and get investigated
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The best way to reduce milk flow is to allow the body to adjust to the changes in feeding. As you reduce how often you feed, your...
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Heavy Leakage is common, though not all women will ever experience it. It is highly uncommon for colostrum production to get to...
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NO ITS A GOOD THING BECAUSE ITS PREPARING YOUR BODY FOR WHAT IT WILL SOON BE DOING AGAIN.. CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR It is not bad,...
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I breastfed my son for 14 1/2 months. He is now 20 months old and my milk has not completely dried up. It just takes a while.
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I am not aware this is a symptom. However, shortly before giving birth, your breasts will start producing cholestrum and that may...
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Yes you still ovulate while breast feeding even if you don't get your period. This is a myth and you still can get...
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Yes, but don't rely on it for contraception.
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It means that your body is preparing for the baby; it's completely normal.
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About four months into your pregnancy but most women experience it during the second trimester or later. Oh you wont produce milk...
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There is simply no way to predict how soon. Every woman is different. If you are breastfeeding without supplementing, that...
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hormone surge , it probably wont continue
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Yes it is possible. Whilst breast feeding you are not at risk, the minute you stop you are. If you have stopped for a period...
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breast milk is best for babies but an alternate is baby formula which still is good for baby because it has all the nutrients,...
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Unfortunately not. You are much less likely to get pregnant whilst breast feeding, but it is still possible, especially once you...
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If your "larger" breast is painful or warm, you could be "blocked", the milk ducts are just stoppered with milk that was not...
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well it depends on when u are getting pain ..is it constant or only when u get your period because when u get your period your...
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Your body is continuously repairing and replenishing itself, it's not as though breast milk will "spoil" anymore than any other...
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No, Breastmilk production is an autonomous response to hormones produced by the body as a result of suckling on the breast.
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Yes. I would not recommend stopping breastfeeding until your baby is ready, but you can stop for a short time to allow your...
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You can get pregnant while you are breastfeeding. It really depends on when your body gets a chance to ovulate again. Because...
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A woman's breasts will continue to secrete milk as long as the woman continues to breast feed.
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"Alcohol passes to the baby in small amounts in breast milk. The milk will smell different to the baby and may affect their...
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You can't put breast milk in the fridge. It must be digested right away. That answer is ridiculous. Here's where you can find...
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i cannot think of any physical reasons why you could not do this, unless f course there is some disease that has progressed into...
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If you defrost it in the fridge you can usually keep it for about 12 hours or so. It is normal for it to separate into creamy...
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It can dry up your milk supply, so no it is not recommended.
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no, we can't. colostrum were made for the future babies. it will produced if a female get pregnant.
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Yes, as hormones surge and the body changes, it is possible for a little milk to show.
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AnswerInteresting question...but I don't think it is safe to do so. It is normal to have a little colostrum before the baby is...
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I didnt nurse either and i had milk until my son was 6 years old the dr says this is normal try putting cabbage raw cabbage...
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At 25 weeks, it is not breastmilk, but Colostrum that the breasts produce, if infact they are producing at all. Usually it is...
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Tingling and tightening is part of it ,also leaking may occur too!
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they didn't, All babies were still either fed breasmilk or the baby formula that was shoved in their faces and told was better...
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AnswerI just read about this on one of the breast milk manufactuer's website. Apparently the proteins in cows milk are the most...
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Advantages of Breastfeeding: Healthiest option for the baby More convenient - don't have to get up in the middle of the night to...
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It could be a build up of milk in your ducts and they can become inflammed due to not being able to express the milk. Check with...
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The hormones for milk production are produced shortly after the delivery.
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usually after the seventh month
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Probably Safe in Usual Doses Little is known about the effects of these drugs on a breastfeeding infant, but if there is an...
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Breast feeding women can take progestin only birth control pills. With these hormones, you never have a placebo week; therefore,...
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Unless a man has an abnormal anatomy (very very rare), he will lack the mammary glands, nipple and breast structure and hormones...
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sometimes nursing stops your period but you can still get the symptoms when you stop breast feeding and still do not get your...
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Breast milk comes from the milk ducts in a female's breast.
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A woman will normally not menstruate while exclusively breastfeeding. This also depends on the frequency of feedings and length...
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yes
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I would recommend you contact your DR about this.
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There is one medication that has shown an 84% success rate - oral metoclopramide (reglan) typical dose is 10 mg three times...
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Are you certain that the extract is milk? Did you previously have a baby or miscarriage? Are you on birth control? Are your...
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It will take one full month until you are protected fully against pregnancy.
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yes, although if your period hasn't started yet, it's a lot harder.
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"YES. In general, you're less fertile, but not infertile, while breastfeeding. Although you may not menstruate for months after...
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