Anangu and Yapa have always breastfed
This is the way that Anangu and Yapa have always fed their babies. When a woman becomes a mother for the first time, their mothers, aunties and grandmothers can show and help them to breastfeed. Formula milk is only given to a baby if the mother ... [... more]
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Constipation in babies
Constipation is the passing of a hard bowel action (poo) with pain and discomfort. A baby is constipated if the poos (stools) are dry and crumbly or like pellets. A breast fed baby is hardly ever constipated. After the first few weeks of life, ... [... more]
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Breastfeeding - weaning from the breast
Weaning begins when the first solid foods or fluids other than breastmilk are offered. Sooner or later every breastfed baby will move to taking other foods. The term weaning can be used to describe the normal progression to starting other solid ... [... more]
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