It’s easy to see why breast milk is the best possible start for your baby, after all it was designed by Mother Nature to contain everything your baby will need to thrive for the first six months, and it is also the perfect complement to first foods for the first year and beyond. However some people don’t have that option, the baby might not take to it, you might not want to breast feed or sometimes it takes a while for the mum to learn this new skill so don’t be afraid to ask for advice. 

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Nowadays quite a lot of publicity is being given to the suspicion that cows’ milk-based infant formula may be responsible for an increase in Type-1 diabetes among Australian children. (more...)

Just as breastfeeding does not make you a good mother, bottlefeeding does not make you a bad one.

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The breast is an amazingly effiNinemonths.com.au | Breast Feeding | Baby, Breast, Milk, May, Baby’scient organ. Your body has been preparing for lactation since shortly after conception

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Information on the contentious issue of whether to feed you baby by breast or bottle.

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For some women expressing milk can be an effective way of planning ahead, however, for others it proves to be difficult and frustrating task.

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Most newborns will feed six to eight times in 24 hours. But some babies will be content with five feeds over this period.

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Your baby’s diet is forever evolving. Discovering strange and new food tastes and textures is an important part of your child’s development and can effect your child’s feeding patterns for life.

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Teaching good eating habits begins as early as breastfeeding.

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