Recent Baby Blog | Nursing Problems PostsNursing Nuisances: Mastitisby Valorie Delp29 Sep 2006 04:15 PMHopefully, you began to breastfeed right after you gave birth (like all the books say you should), and your baby popped right on (like many of the books seem to imply they will), and thus the beautiful nursing relationship began and you and your baby lived happily ever after. Nursing Nuisances: Thrushby Valorie Delp20 Jul 2006 09:00 AMOut of all the nursing nuisances I have dealt with, thrush has been the most trouble. Thrush, or candida, is basically an overgrowth of yeast in the mouth. We all have a certain amount of yeast in our mouths, intestinal walls, and genital areas. It becomes problematic when it overgrows. Nursing Nuisances: Plugged Ductsby Valorie Delp18 Jul 2006 09:00 AMOccasionally, the milk ducts in the breast (small "tubes" that carry milk from the milk making cells to the areola) get plugged. The result is a tender, and sometimes red lump in the areola. A plugged duct is caused by the breast not being "emptied" effectively. When you Have too Much Milkby Valorie Delp30 Jun 2006 05:11 AMSometimes, women can have too much breast milk. Their bodies produce more than their baby demands and the result is an oversupply that can cause symptoms in both the mother and the baby. Help! I Don't Have Enough Milk!by Valorie Delp27 Jun 2006 05:01 AMThe actual number of women who medically cannot produce enough milk for their babies is very, very rare. Meghan the Vampire Baby: My Nursing Nightmareby Valorie Delp26 Jun 2006 07:42 PMMy first two children could've been La Leche League poster babies. They latched perfectly, they nursed perfectly. They loved nursing and I loved nursing them. They did exactly what the textbook said they would and except for one bout of thrush with the baby, I had no problems. Recent Blog Comments tedgar says... "Yes, my daughter was a champ in the pee department." Dionna says... "We started late, too - about 7 months." |
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