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In the first hour, go directly from birth to skin-to-skin to breastfeeding, without interruption. Keep the connection to best support attachment. An effective, comfortable "deep latch", with your nipple placed far back in baby's mouth may not come right away. Attachment difficulty is common, for many reasons, and with 3 key steps and patience, attachment improves. Lots of skin-to-skin time, helpful positioning and handling techniques last, but most importantly, a robust milk supply.

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In the first hour, go directly from birth to skin-to-skin to breastfeeding, without interruption. Keep the connection to best support attachment. An effective, comfortable "deep latch", with your nipple placed far back in baby's mouth may not come right away. Attachment difficulty is common, for many reasons, and with 3 key steps and patience, attachment improves.

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This material was developed by Jane Morton, MD and produced for educational purposes only. Reproduction for commercial purposes is prohibited. Utilization of the materials to improve care of pregnant women and their newborns is encouraged with proper citation of source.

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This material was developed by Jane Morton, MD and produced for educational purposes only. Reproduction for commercial purposes is prohibited. Utilization of the materials to improve care of pregnant women and their newborns is encouraged with proper citation of source.

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The Basics of Breast Massage and Hand Expression by Maya Bolman

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The Basics of Breast Massage and Hand Expression

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"The Basics of Breast massage and Hand Expression" video by Maya Bolman, IBCLC and Ann Witt, MD, FABM, IBCLC

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Breast Pump Comparison Chart | 1 Natural Way

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Detailed breast pump comparison chart to help you find the best breast pump. Compare size, suction, power, perks and more! Get your no cost breast pump through insurance. Qualify now!

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Hospital Grade Pump Rentals in the Greater Hartford Area

1. Pharmacy at Blue Back (Medela Symphony)  (860) 656-6229

1. acelleron.com - will mail hospital grade pump to you (Medela Symphony)

2. Hartford Hospital Auxillary Gift Shop - 860-545-5000 (the Medela Symphony)

3. Manchester Memorial Hospital - 860-646-1222, ext. 4790 (the Medela Symphony)

4. Patrice Jones, IBCLC (the Medela Symphony) 860-385-1655

(If you used a pump in the hospital and brought home all the tubing then you don't need to buy a Symphony Pumping Kit.)

*best prices are likely Blue Back, Patrice Jones and Manchester

*most convenient is Acelleron which will mail it directly to you

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Scroll to 1:22 to watch how to press the buttons in proper order to determine how many hours have been logged on your pump.

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SPECTRA BREAST PUMP | How To Check Your Spectra Total Pumped Hours | Spectra S1 and Spectra S2

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When Should You Start Pumping Breast Milk?

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How to Use the Spectra S1 / S2 Breast Pump | Breast Pump Tutorial from The Breastfeeding Den

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How to Use the Motif Luna Breast Pump | Breast Pump Tutorial from The Breastfeeding Den

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How to Use the Ameda Mya Pro Breast Pump | Breast Pump Tutorial from the Breastfeeding Den

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Fascinating podcast on the history of breastmilk, breastfeeding and formula.

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No matter what your diet’s like today, we all likely started life eating the same thing: breast milk, formula milk, or a bit of both. But both of these products aren’t always easy to come by. Breastfeeding can be difficult or impossible for some parents, and formula milk isn’t always safe, affordabl…

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Please note, that in the first month of life, if you need to use formula, it is safest to offer liquid formula, which is the only sterile version of formula. If you are going to prepare powdered formula you need to mix it with almost boiling water to kill any potential bacterial contaminants in the powdered formula (not the water). To reiterate, you must add hot water to the formula powder, then cool it.

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Antenatal Expression of Colostrum - La Leche League GB

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Mothers start to produce colostrum (early milk) while pregnant. Being able to express colostrum is a useful skill to have. Saving your expressed colostrum may also be beneficial if your baby is likely to need special care after birth. Why express while pregnant? Being familiar with your breasts and…

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Here's a bibiography of info on colostrum harvesting before the baby is born.

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This video guides mothers on how to hand express and talks about the times when hand expression might be useful.

See the Breastfeeding Network website for FAQs and a leaflet all about expressing and storing breastmilk.

Problems viewing this video? Contact us.

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Hand expression video - Baby Friendly Initiative

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This video guides you through how to hand express, and talks about the times when hand expression might be useful for you.

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A Video on Hand Expressing Breastmilk | HealthLink BC

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Image Some women choose to express breast milk by hand – which can be done almost anywhere. Hand expression does take practice. Here’s a useful video to help you with the basics!
To learn more, you can read our article about Getting Started on Expressing Breastmilk. Need transcripts…

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What to do if you are too full and baby cannot attach well.

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How To Relieve Engorgement - RPS By Mother