True foremilk-hindmilk imbalance usually only occurs when there is too much milk or where feeds are timed. Many parents are told by other people to worry about their baby getting the fatty ‘hindmilk’, but all breastmilk has some fat in it. Fat content of breastmilk naturally varies throughout a feed and throughout a day. Early in a feed, a baby gets breastmilk that is lower in fat.
The answer is yes, you may enjoy a drink with a meal, when out with friends or on a special occasion.
It is known that not drinking alcohol is safest. However, knowing the facts about how alcohol affects breastfeeding will help you to decide how best to combine breastfeeding with drinking some alcohol.
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Oh, that is such a weighted question for most new Mums. There are a number of factors to take into consideration. It’s about your preference for either hormonal or non-hormonal methods, your partners and what has worked for you previously.
That’s a difficult place to be in for you as a new Mum.
Although medicines are often needed by Mums who are breastfeeding, there is often a lack of, or ambiguous, information about the safety of medicines transferred to their baby’s in breastmilk. This has meant that breastfeeding is stopped unnecessarily or a different, potentially less appropriate treatment prescribed.
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