Kate Hale is a Registered Nurse, Midwife IBCLC Lactation Consultant. She has had experience in midwifery, neonatal intensive care and baby clinics and has been working with breastfeeding mums for over 20 years, she is also the mother of 4 adult children. Kate runs a Private Lactation Practice in Sydney.

In response to an overwhelming need for an excellent, visual-how-to on breastfeeding Kate has just brought out her new Breastfeeding & Baby Care Guide DVD aptly titled " Happy Mums Happy Bubs ".

Kate has made the DVD because she wants mums to be able to sit at home able to watch the how-to's of breastfeeding on a screen, to be able to go over it as often as they want, until they feel they have 'got it'.

The DVD also covers Baby Massage, Bathing, Dressing, Nappies, Wrapping, understanding Mastitis and much more, all in an easy to follow, very visual, up to the minute practical format.

For more information go to   www.happymumshappybubs.com.au

Kate's "5 Top Tip's on breastfeeding"

1.  We keep hearing ' breast is best '! Well, yes it is for all the right reasons, starting with the colostrum. This fantastic first milk your baby will get after it is born, is packed full of antibodies, designed to help stop your baby getting sick in the early months. It will also provide your baby with the perfect recipe feed. So, my tip is give breastfeeding a go!

2. A lot of mums start breastfeeding in hospital, only to find they end up with grazed, sore nipples. Sadly, when you’re sore and tired it is easy to decide you don't want to breastfeed. So, my next tip is, learn how to get the attachment or latch right!

3. It is always difficult to work out how much milk our baby has had at a breastfeed. When we can work it out a bit we have more confidence with our feeding. So, try and ' learn ' your breasts!

4. Watch how your baby is sucking and swallowing. They are supposed to have pauses and rests through the feed. You want to be able to see some good swallowing as well. So, 'learn' your baby.

5. When you understand as much as possible about what you are doing at a breastfeed, you will feel more in control with the way you manage your baby. So, trust your own confidence and 'gut feeling'.

www.happymumshappybubs.com.au

Visit our World Breastfeeding Week page for your chance to win a copy of the Happy Mums Happy Bubs DVD by Kate Hale

Mummahh

It amazes me that for the last 3 months I have sustained a little life.

All the food my little boy has needed to grow and thrive has been my breastmilk - how amazing. Breastfeeding has been easier this time, with my third child, but it hasn't "come naturally". I struggled for 11 weeks with my first child and nearly as long with my second child. Now with my third child it has been a lot easier and I had little discomfort, any problems I had seemed to clear up around the second week. This is great because, with 3 kids now, I really need everything to go smoothly.

I have breastfed all my children but I have to say that it is ultimately a woman's choice whether she breast feeds or bottle feeds. This is a very touchy subject and I know there are many people with passionate opions about both breast and bottle. I do not advocate either.  I have seen many friends who have been unable to breastfeed and the guilt they feel (or are sometimes made to feel!) I feel lucky that I am able to breastfeed my children.

The reason I have breastfeeding accessories available at Mummahh is because of my own experiences. Although I didn't get mastitis I suffered from engorgement and oversupply, bleeding and cracked nipples and trying to keep track of which side, what time?

There is no doubt that breastfeeding is good. I saw an article today on the benefits of breastfeeding within the first hour of birth:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/World-Breastfeeding-Week/articleshow/6245738.cms

The aim of World Breastfeeding Week is to promote the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Check out the information below or the following website http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/

wbw2010poster.pdf   wbw2010pr.pdf

They say "Breast is Best".

Can you think of a better slogan for the World Breastfeeding Campaign?

We have teamed up with the new book Breastfeeding: Real Mums Tell You How
to give you the chance to win this fabulous book OR a Mummahh Breastfeeding Handy Pack.




To enter simply make a purchase at www.mummahh.com.au or www.breastfeedingbook.com.au during
World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, and tell us in 25 words or less what the slogan for the
World Breastfeeding Campaign should be.

You can put your entry in the comments section of the checkout.

Keep an eye out for our World Breastfeeding Week daily specials, each day we will have a product drastically reduced!
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