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Just-for-fun quiz. How well did you score?
Well done to all of you who tested your breastfeeding knowledge in our quiz on Facebook. The quiz has now closed, and here are the questions with the answers highlighted so you can see what you got...
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Who helped and supported you with breastfeeding?
We want you to tell us: “Who helped and supported you the most with breastfeeding and what was it they did that kept you going?” Let us know your experiences of support using the comments section...
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The Auckland Parent & Child Show 2010
(Click on the image for more photos!) The National Breastfeeding Campaign were out in force at last weekend’s ASG Parent and Child Show in Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds! We were working alongside Women’s...
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Mum’s experiences – Sonia Gray and her twins!
Back to the topic of twins… introducing Sonia Gray. We already know the difficulty of trying to establish feeding even with one healthy full-term baby – then spare a thought for people like television...
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Getting out and about with baby – breastfeeding in public.
You can do it! I often wished someone would challenge me when breastfeeding my babies in public – so I could offer people some, shall we say, on the spot education. The legislation is quite clear – you...
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Real Mums Experiences – Breastfeeding and Working
Shove battery electric pump on one breast, pull clothing over to cover pump, start car up and drive. Get to traffic lights, quickly swap pump over to other breast and keep driving. Get to community...
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Mum’s Experiences – Breastfeeding and Multiple Births
16 hour marathon feeding! Here I was feeling all proud of my own claim to long sessions of breastfeeding. My five hour lactating-lunacy periods pale in comparison to those of our real mum Donnelle....
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Real mum story – Nicky Meadowcroft
My milk supply was terrible from the start. I was on Domperidone until bubba started on solids. I couldn’t express as there was never anything much there, and if I did get something it always mucked up...
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Alicia’s story: Unexpected breastfeeding journey of a mother…
(Breastfeeding New Zealand would like to thank Alicia Walker for sharing her personal story of breastfeeding with the breastfeeding community.) You watch movies and see these perfect babies being...
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Glenda’s breastfeeding story – Exclusive expressing through a baby with cleft
Pre-surgery “The smile we missed post-surgery” Breastfeeding New Zealand is thankful to Glenda Dawson for sharing her personal story around her baby born with cleft and her commitment to continue...
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When tongue and lip tie are not picked up
Breastfeeding New Zealand would like to thank this mother for sharing her story with us. She hopes that it will remind all parents and all health professionals to check for tongue and lip tie. This...
View ArticleAniva’s breastfeeding journey through 4 C-Sections
Hi everyone my name is Aniva, I’m 22 and thought I should share my story. I’ve got four beautiful kids; two girls and two boys. I just got of the hospital on Saturday. I had my boy on Wednesday last …...
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