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Know-how: Pregnancy Hormones
By Debra Stottor on 08/04/2009 01:39:17
And at-a-glance guide to the various hormones affecting your body through pregnancy
be given an IV injection of oxytocin to sped things up. Breastfeeding also triggers the release of oxytocin, which helps the uterus to shrink back to its normal size, and encourages the release of your breast milk. ProlactinThis is the key to milk
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Troubleshooting: Breastfeeding
By Debra Stottor on 01/12/2008 01:30:02
It isn't always easy but if you can get over a few hurdles, breastfeeding is great for baby and for you. Here are a few tips for common concerns
you can ease off daytime feeds and move to formula gradually over the last two or three weeks before you are due to go back to work, then continue doing the early morning and nighttime feeds for as long as your child wants them (usually around the one
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Are you a green parent?
By Debra Stottor on 25/02/2009 02:38:54
Are you doing enough to save your child's planet? Try our simple questionnaire and find out!
if all of those people drove to the shop and back (and it’s a great excuse for not going out!). For any shopping, think about ethics, and whether you’d like the reassurance that no-one has been exploited in the manufacture of your goods. One of the best
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