breastfeeding

Nipple confusion: Nipple confusion refers to a situation where an infant refuse to latch on mother's nipple or cannot latch on mother's nipple properly after the infant has been given the milk bottle or pacifier before latching on mother's nipple. Nipple confusion can lead to breastfeeding failure. To prevent it, parents should avoid using pacifier or milk bottle in the first three weeks after giving birth and only introduce milk bottle with slow flow nipple.

Most women are capable of producing more milk that their infants require, but half of them suffer from perceived inadequate milk supply due to incorrect method of breastfeeding or other external factors

Music,soup and mood affect breast milk supply: listening to classical music can help to increase breast milk; having nutritious soups that can be found in Singapore can also help mother to increase breast milk supply. Other than that,breastfeeding mother should stay positive in order to boost or maintain breast milk supply

Common questions or problems encountered during breastfeeding in Singapore

Breastfeeding - some methods that may help you to tell whether your breastfed baby is getting enough breast milk.

Most women are capable of producing more milk that their infants require, but half of them suffer from perceived inadequate milk supply due to incorrect method of breastfeeding or other external factors