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Getting breastfeeding off to a good start

Learn how to start breastfeeding your newborn baby

  1. Your baby's first feed
  2. Feeding your baby: the first few days
  3. How to tell if your newborn is getting enough breast milk
  4. Breastfeeding - Concern about overfeeding
  5. Weight gain in breastfed babies
  6. Your first breast milk or 'colostrum'
  7. The importance of breastfeeding
  8. Combination feeding - Breast milk and formula
  9. Positioning and attachment
  10. Newborn breastfeeding routine
  11. Skin-to-skin contact
  12. Breastfeeding with flat or inverted nipples
  13. Breastfeeding - Common myths
  14. Breastfeeding your premature or ill baby