Breastfeeding, Pumping, and Night vs. Day Milk: Your Questions Answered
Learning to breastfeed your baby can be one of the most challenging and beautiful experiences of being a new parent. Many moms choose to also learn how to pump their breastmilk for times when they can’t be there to nourish their little one, or for other reasons. Here are some new insights I’ve learned and answers to questions that often come up around pumping.
When and for how long should I be pumping?
Moms may pump for many reasons: engorgement, sore nipples or problems latching on; babies that are too sick or too premature to nurse; to increase or maintain milk production; to be ready for an occasional separatio...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - February 20, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Uncategorized Breastfeeding Tips Pregnancy & Nursing Pumping Top Breastfeeding Source Type: blogs
Breastfeeding, Pumping, and Night vs. Day Milk: Your Questions Answered
Learning to breastfeed your baby can be one of the most challenging and beautiful experiences of being a new parent. Many moms choose to also learn how to pump their breastmilk for times when they can’t be there to nourish their little one, or for other reasons. Here are some new insights I’ve learned and answers to questions that often come up around pumping.
When and for how long should I be pumping?
Moms may pump for many reasons: engorgement, sore nipples or problems latching on; babies that are too sick or too premature to nurse; to increase or maintain milk production; to be ready for an occasional ...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - February 20, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Uncategorized Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Tips Featured Breastfeeding Pregnancy & Birth Pregnancy & Nursing Pumping Source Type: blogs
Postpartum depression: The worst kept secret
Having a baby is one of the happiest times in life, but it can also be one of the saddest.
For most new mothers, the first several days after having a baby is an emotional roller coaster ride. Thrilling moments of happiness and joy are abruptly interrupted by a plunge into moments of depressive symptoms including weeping, anxiety, anger, and sadness. These “baby blues” usually peak in the first two to five days after delivery, and in most women, go away as quickly as they came.
Except sometimes they don’t go away.
For some women, depressive symptoms continue well past those first two weeks or develop over the next s...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrea Chisholm, MD Tags: Anxiety and Depression Behavioral Health Family Planning and Pregnancy Parenting Screening Women's Health Source Type: blogs
State of child health report 2017
This report brings together data on a comprehensive list of 25 measures of the health of UK children, ranging from specific conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy, risk factors for poor health such as obesity and a low rate of breastfeeding, to child deaths. The data provide an “across the board” snapshot of child health and wellbeing in the UK. It finds that nearly one in five children in the UK is living in poverty and inequality is blighting their lives, with those from the most deprived backgrounds experiencing much worse health compared with the most affluent.ReportRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 25, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities NHS measurement and performance Source Type: blogs
Breast Feeding When Mom Feels Sick
Between sleep deprivation and putting the needs of others before their own, it’s pretty common for moms to get sick. It’s not uncommon for me to get questions about breast feeding when mom feels sick and I totally understand the concerns. There’s not one answer for everyone, but here are my thoughts.
Should I breast feed the baby if I’m sick?
Personalized precision medicine: If you have a minor illness, such as the cold or flu, not only is breast feeding still okay, but it can also be one of the best things you can do to help protect your baby. Your baby has probably already been exposed to the virus. As you ma...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - January 9, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Uncategorized Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Tips Source Type: blogs
Breast Feeding When Mom Feels Sick
Between sleep deprivation and putting the needs of others before their own, it’s pretty common for moms to get sick. It’s not uncommon for me to get questions about breast feeding when mom feels sick and I totally understand the concerns. There’s not one answer for everyone, but here are my thoughts.
Should I breast feed the baby if I’m sick?
Personalized precision medicine: If you have a minor illness, such as the cold or flu, not only is breast feeding still okay, but it can also be one of the best things you can do to help protect your baby. Your baby has probably already been exposed to the viru...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - January 9, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Uncategorized Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Tips Source Type: blogs
Breast Feeding When Mom Feels Sick (or has COVID!)
Between sleep deprivation and putting the needs of others before their own, it’s pretty common for moms to get sick. And it’s common for me to get questions about breast feeding when mom feels sick. I’m not surprised by these concerns. There’s not one answer for everyone, but here are my thoughts:
Should I breast feed the baby if I’m sick?
Personalized precision medicine: If you have a minor illness, such as the cold or flu, not only is breast feeding still okay, but it can also be one of the best things you can do to help protect your baby. Your baby has probably already been exposed to the v...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - January 9, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Uncategorized Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Tips Home Page Feature Source Type: blogs
7 Ways to Better Understand a Woman ’ s Postpartum Depression
Right now things are kind of confusing. No matter how well a woman plans out her pregnancy and the birth of her child, there’s one thing most never expect to happen — postpartum depression. Feelings of embarrassment, shame, or guilt cloud her thinking and are the number one reason why women with postpartum depression are too afraid to get help.
For Every New Mom Who Feels Like She’s Completely Lost Herself
Sadly, other mothers who have never experienced the debilitating impact of postpartum depression confuse matters. Because they don’t really understand the difference between what’s called &...
Source: World of Psychology - December 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Depression Disorders Family Parenting Publishers Women's Issues YourTango Aria Gmitter baby Baby Blues birth Exercise guilty hormonal Medication Mother Motherhood postpartum depression Pregnancy Self Care Source Type: blogs
Building Better Breastfeeding Awareness at UMMC
Breastfeeding is recognized as the best nutritional source for healthy infants. Unfortunately, breastfeeding rates in Baltimore city are well below the national average, so the University of Maryland Medical Center acknowledges the need to focus efforts on breastfeeding practices and do more to educate and support mothers within the community.
After a thorough evaluation, UMMC kicked off a commitment to embark on the journey to become a Baby Friendly designated hospital. UMMC follows the “10 Steps to Breastfeeding success” as outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNIC...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - December 13, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The disappointment of mothers in medicine
It is 6:08 p.m. on a Monday night, and I am sitting in an unlocked patient exam room, my uneaten lunch opened in front of me, clicking through a patient’s chart, all to the constant whir of my breast pump. I last breastfed my infant at 6 a.m. this morning, and the discomfort in my chest has only amplified as the 12th hour has gone by without time to express myself.
Normally, I would make the 40-minute commute home at this time to spend just a few precious moments with my 3-month-old baby before he entered his first stretch of every 2-hour sleep, but I can’t bear the thought of the painful fullness in my breasts on the ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/anonymous" rel="tag" > Anonymous < /a > Tags: Physician OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
Why experts recommend newborns sleep in their parents ’ room for the first year
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If there’s anything parents of newborns are, it’s sleep-deprived. So getting the news that experts recommend that newborns sleep in the same room as their parents for the first 6-12 months was not exactly great news to those parents who are awakened by every snort and whimper. It also didn’t feel like great news to those couples that like a little, well, privacy from time to time.
But here’s the thing: keeping your baby in your room can cut the risk of sudden death by 50%, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Every year, about 3,500 babies die of sudden unexplained i...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Parenting Prevention Safety Source Type: blogs
True Story: One Father ’ s Struggle with Postpartum Depression
Dads get the “baby blues” too.
People might not realize this, but, after the birth of a child, both women and men can encounter symptoms of postpartum depression. I’m speaking from experience here.
After the birth of my daughter, which endures as one of the happiest moments of my life, I found myself struggling with unexpected waves of anxiety, fear, and depression.
It was horrible, and what made it worse, was that I was very uncomfortable talking about it.
8 Heartbreaking Secrets ALL Men Keep From The Women They Love
Here’s why — don’t you hate it when a couple says “we’re pregnant”?
I do. Because the d...
Source: World of Psychology - October 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Depression Disorders Family Men's Issues Parenting Personal Publishers YourTango anxiety Baby Blues birth Child Emotions Father Fatherhood Fear panic postpartum depression Pregnancy Tom Burns Wife women Source Type: blogs
Patients want to make their own informed choices. We need to let them.
Growing up during the 1970’s and 80’s, Little House on the Prairie was an iconic part of my childhood. Doc Baker was the physician and veterinarian for all of Walnut Grove, in spite of limited resources. Medical lessons were everywhere in the beloved television series: Mary experiencing onset of blindness (most recently attributed to viral meningoencephalitis, likely from measles), the death of Laura’s infant son by unknown cause, and Rose’s survival after smallpox infection.
When patients ask me how to start solid foods, how to get a baby to sleep through the night, or how to treat minor injuries or burns, I...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/niran-s-al-agba" rel="tag" > Niran S. Al-Agba, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Source Type: blogs
Building Better Metrics: Focus on Patient Empowerment
By NIRAN AL-AGBA, MD
Growing up during the 1970’s and 80’s, the “Little House on the Prairie” television series was an iconic part of my childhood. Doc Baker was the physician and veterinarian for all of Walnut Grove, in spite of limited resources. Medical lessons were everywhere in the beloved television series: Mary experiencing onset of blindness (most recently attributed to viral meningoencephalitis, likely from Measles), the death of Laura’s infant son by unknown cause, and Rose’s survival after smallpox infection.
When patients ask me how to start solid foods, how to get a baby to sleep through the ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
