Questions and answer index View Frequently asked questions on Breastfeeding. View further questions and answers on breastfeeding by clicking on the letters below to view the question and answer topics: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Submit a question Email questions not covered in this website to emailmoh@moh.govt.nz. A Adoption Alcohol Amount of breastmilk needed Away from baby B Baby friendly hospitals Biting Bottlefeeding Breast aroma Breast care products Breastfeeding in public and at work Breastfeeding older babies and toddlers Breastfeeding plan Breast size Breast surgery Back to top C Cabbage leaves - see Pain and pain relief Caesarean births Can't breastfeed - see Unable to breastfeed and When not to breastfeed Clothing Cluster feeding Coffee Colds and flu - transferring to baby Colic - see Crying Colostrum Complementary feeding Contraception Cracked nipples - see Nipples Crying D Depression - see Mental Health Diet Drugs Duration of breastfeeding Back to top E Empty breasts - see Enough breastmilk Engorgement Enough breastmilk Exercise Expressing breastmilk and storing expressed breast milk F Family violence - breastfeeding and safety of the baby Feeding cues Feeding guidelines Formula feeding Frequency of breastfeeding Back to top G Growth H Help Herbs and breastfeeding HIV positive How often- see Frequency of breastfeeding How to breastfeed How long to breastfeed for - see Duration of breastfeeding Hungry baby Back to top I Immunisation Importance of breastfeeding Increasing milk supply Introducing solids Inverted nipples - see Nipples Iodine Iron L Latching Back to top M Marketing of formula Mastitis Medications and breastfeeding Mental health Milk production Multiple births N Night feeds - see Sleeping through the night Nipples Not enough milk Nutrition Back to top O Older babies and toddlers - see Breastfeeding older babies and toddlers Oxytocin (the love hormone) P Pacifiers Pain and pain relief Peer support Pictures and videos Positioning Postnatal depression - see Mental Health Potential problems and solutions Pregnancy Premature baby Preparing for breastfeeding Pressure to give up breastfeeding Public - Breastfeeding in Back to top R Reducing the number of feeds Relationship with midwife/well child nurse - what to expect Returning to work Right to breastfeed in public and at work - see Breastfeeding in public and at work S Separation from baby Sex Settling a baby - see Crying Shouldn't breastfeed - see When not to breastfeed Sick baby Sick mother SIDS Skin-to-skin contact Sleeping through the night Smoking Solids - see Introducing solids Sore breasts Stages of breastfeeding Stopping breastfeeding Storing breastmilk - see Expressing breastmilk and storing expressed breast milk Supply Support Suppressing breastfeeding Surgery Back to top T Thrush Time of breastfeeding Tiredness Toddlers - see Breastfeeding older babies and toddlers Too much milk Twins U Unable to breastfeed Back to top V Videos and pictures - see Pictures and videos Vitamin D W Waking in the night Water Watery or weak milk Weaning Weight Whakama When not to breastfeed What to expect from your early breastfeeding experiences Why breastfeed? Work Back to top Website feedback We welcome your feedback on this page.

Where to get help Midwives Healthline - 0800 611 116 Well Child La Leche League More information on these and other breastfeeding help providers...

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