The Breastfed Baby Immune system – Breast milk helps to mature the immune system. Responds better to vaccinations. Decreased risk of childhood cancer Skin - Less allergic eczema in breastfed infants Joints and muscles - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is less common in children who were...
By Anchen Verster – Registered nurse and midwife, SACPE, SA certified lactation consultant student I recently searched the web looking for breastfeeding pictures for a workshop. I was particularly looking for a picture of a mother crying while breastfeeding. I found ONE! All the other pictures were...
Gauteng Benoni Melkbekkies Breastfeeding and Baby Clinic Francoise van der Westhuizen SACLC - SA certified lactation consultant, BCur, AUDHS health service management Breastfeeding assistance and support. Information and advice about baby care. Home visits on the East Rand 082 940 5008 Boksburg Proud Parent Centre Christine Swanepoel SACLC – SA certified lactation consultant, RN, RM, paediatrics,...
By Sanja Nel – Dietitian, SACLC (SA certified lactation consultant) Breastfeeding is truly the time of “eating for two” – your body is feeding a whole other person! A healthy diet is very important while you are breastfeeding: it will make sure that you remain strong...
By Hettie Grove – Author of Born to Breastfeed, Born to be Breastfed, SA certified lactation consultant (SACLC) You have heard it all, the benefits of breastfeeding, the risks of not breastfeeding….! Your breastfeeding plan has been written. Breastfeeding started when you were still in your...
By Jane Pitt – nursing sister and midwife, breastfeeding advisor Breast milk has antibodies that pass from mother to baby, protecting baby from infection and this could mean having fewer medical bills and less days off work caring for sick children. Babies in crèches can pick...
By Kathy Abbott, IBCLC, Busy Moms Breastfeed / The Curious Lactivist “Wetness is opportunity. It represents the openness of nature to what falls from heaven.” (From the book “Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth” by William Bryant Logan) The wetness of a kiss brings two people closer. The vagina moistens...
(This article is also available in an audio format) By Hettie Grove – Registered nurse and advanced midwife, SACPE, ICCE, SACLC, SACLC course developer, IBCLC The process of lactation actually starts in the foetal period of the mother as a baby. Let’s look at normal breast development and...
By Louise Goosen – Internationally Certified Lactation Consultant So much has been written about breastfeeding but do we really appreciate what this wonder food does for our babies? Did you know for instance, that the unique first milk (colostrum) is referred to as a baby’s first...
(This article is also available in an audio format) By Christine Klynhans - BCurI et A, SACLC – SA certified lactation consultant Most new mothers plan to breastfeed their babies and, according to the South African Demographic and Health Survey of 1998, approximately 88% of mothers initiated...