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A Breastfeeding Journey – Marie’s Experience
Marie discusses her dynamic breastfeeding journey, including trying everything to increase supply with varying degrees of effectiveness.
Marie discusses her dynamic breastfeeding journey, including trying everything to increase supply with varying degrees of effectiveness.
In this video a group of La Leche League leaders and members walk us through a typical session, with a particular focus on establishing breastfeeding in the early days and weeks.
In this video Kelly, a breastfeeding peer support coordinator, chats with women who are currently working in their communities as breastfeeding peer support counsellors.
Lizzie shares her experiences of breastfeeding in the early days, and the ways in which she has been able to make breastfeeding an achievable and enjoyable experience, including mixed feeding.
In this Video Emma shares what she wishes she was told about her breasts when she was a young girl. Emma explains the functions of breasts and discusses how they change throughout the lifetime, including during puberty and pregnancy.
Kia ora everyone! Over the next week we’ll be chatting to local māmās about their breastfeeding journeys, as well as national and international infant feeding experts.
Covid-19 prompted unexpected change to the way’s whānau expect to birth and parent infants and young children. Women’s Health Action surveyed 465 people living in Aotearoa New Zealand on their experiences of being pregnant, birthing and caring for young children during Covid-19. The key themes this survey addressed were birthing, Read more…