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Expressing breast milk for your hospitalized baby

The recommendations in this article are for parents who are expressing and storing breast milk for their hospitalized babies. Breast milk acts as a medicine in babies who are sick or premature, and has the right nutritional balance for your baby.

Expressing milk for your healthy baby

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Read about pumping or hand expressing your breast milk when you will be away from your breastfed baby during feeding time. Learn how to help the pumping process go more smoothly.

Oral immune therapy for your hospitalized baby

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Learn about the benefits of providing oral immune therapy to your hospitalized baby using expressed breast milk.

Breastfeeding your hospitalized baby

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You can still work on breastfeeding while your baby is in the hospital. Learn how to prepare for breastfeeding and recognize your baby’s feeding cues.

Breastfeeding problems: Sore nipples

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Nipple tenderness is normal in the first week of breastfeeding, but pain is not. Learn how to prevent and treat sore nipples.

Nutrition for your baby

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Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.

Breastfeeding

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Learn about the many benefits that are associated with breastfeeding and breast milk. Tips for helping your baby latch on successfully are provided.

Medications, alcohol and cannabis in breastfeeding

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Learn about the potential effects of using alcohol or cannabis/marijuana while breastfeeding and how to maximize safety when using medications or supplements.

Feeding a baby with a heart condition

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Read about feeding a baby with a heart condition. It is best to breastfeed, but if you cannot, you can express your breast milk to keep up your milk volume.

Feeding and nutrition of newborn babies

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Learn about your newborn baby's nutritional requirements and how to successfully feed them.

Breastfeeding

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Find information for parents about breastfeeding. In addition, find information about expressing breast milk, feeding a baby in hospital, supplementation feeding and weaning. Also learn about troubleshooting breastfeeding problems.

Nutrition as your baby gets older

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An in-depth list of recommended foods for older babies. Healthy choices of nutritious foods are provided, and allergenic foods are discussed.

Skin care, nail care and dental care for babies

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Read about useful tips to care for infant skin, nails, teeth and gums.

Introducing new food textures to your baby

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Learn how and when to introduce different food textures to your child.

Energy boosting during baby's first year

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Sometimes infants do not gain weight at the rate they are supposed to. Find out ways to increase your baby's caloric intake in a healthy manner.

Spitting up and vomiting in babies

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Skin-to-skin kangaroo care for your hospitalized baby

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Kangaroo care is skin-to-skin touch between a parent and baby. Learn more about kangaroo care and the benefits of skin-to-skin contact.

Pasteurized food and babies

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Learn the difference between pasteurized and unpasteurized foods so you can safely feed your baby solids.

Nutrition and feeding consultants for patients with congenital heart disease

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Read about various nutrition and feeding consultants, such as dietitians and lactation consultants, who work to ensure that babies and children with heart conditions receive proper nutrition.

Role of protein foods in a healthy diet

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Learn about the benefits of protein foods and how to help you and your family get enough protein.

Feeding and nutrition for premature babies

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Learn about what a premature baby needs to eat and how they can get proper nutrition.

Prematurity resources

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This page contains information on book resources available for parents of premature babies.

Breastfeeding: Decreasing or stopping your breastmilk production

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Learn how to care for yourself when weaning your baby from breastfeeding and/or pumping. This page includes suggestions on how to remain as comfortable as possible while gradually reducing your milk production to the desired amount.

Formula feeding

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Learn about baby formula. Read about how to prepare the formula, how to create schedules and amounts, and how to prevent baby bottle tooth decay.

Colic

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Learn about the possible causes of colic and ways to treat it. Colic, though upsetting for you and your baby, often goes away by three or four months of age.