Positioning Your Infant. Part 3
Lying Down Position/Side Lying. In bed lie on your side with pillows supporting your back. One pillow should be in between your legs with your top leg bent forward. Place your baby facing you on his side. Hold your breast with the hand you are not leaning on. Follow through as with the other positions. [..]

Positioning Your Infant. Part 2
Your other hand can support your breast, using a “C” position. Be sure your hand does not touch the areola since this will prevent the infant from a good latch. Your hand should be about 1 1/2 inches from your areola. When you touch the infants lips to your breast and have a wide open [..]

Positioning Your Infant. Part 1
Breast feeding is meant to be pleasant and a comfortable experience. Some new mothers complain of sore nipples which can be prevented most of the time. It is normal to have nipples that are tender for the first few days of nursing. This tenderness usually will disappear in 1-2 weeks. If pain, blisters or cracking [..]

What You Know That Isn’t So, Part 2
Myth: Getting too little sleep won’t harm you. Fact: Getting too little sleep will harm you. It can Reduce your immunity, so you become more susceptible to various diseases. Impair your thought processes, so you make more mistakes. Affect your reflexes and balance, increasing your chances of falling and injuring yourself. Make you more susceptible [..]

What You Know That Isn’t So, Part 1
Myth: Low-tar, low-nicotine cigarettes are safer than conventional cigarettes. Fact: If you switch to low-yield cigarettes, your chances of developing lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease are essentially the same as with conventional cigarettes. Myth: Using a sugar substitute will help you lose weight. Fact: Studies show that people who use a sugar substitute do [..]

Tooth Abscess Symptoms
Each of us has our own level of tolerance for toothache pain. For a simple toothache, proper home treatment can often be all the cure you need. Other times, the special care of a dentist is required to resolve the situation. However, a tooth abscess is nothing to be trifled with, regardless of your ability [..]

Breastfeeding Basics. Part 2
Through humor and a kind of sassy, middle-American common sense, Janet is trying to reach beyond the pious, already-converted-to-breast-feeding crowd and dispel common myths about breast-feeding in this country (myths like breast milk is only nutritionally valuable through the sixth month and formula is just as good as breast milk). While she spares no wrath [..]

Breastfeeding Basics. Part 1
Breast feeding is usually a serious topic, so serious that lifelong friends have been known to part over whether formula is just as good as breast milk or whether babies should be weaned at six months or three years. And since any mention (let alone glimpse) of breasts in this country is almost always perceived [..]

Summer Smoothie Secrets
It’s summer, and you want nothing to do with steamy kitchens or hot ovens. When the weather heats up, and you want to cool down, do not cool off on nutrition or taste! Refreshing summer drinks can pour on the nutrients while keeping you cool and comfortable. As an occasional meal replacement or a nourishing [..]

Exercise + Weight Loss = Reduced Blood Pressure
While your members probably already know that exercise has a positive effect on blood pressure, a new study finds that exercise combined with weight loss is even more effective at reducing high blood pressure, even in stressful situations. The study, published in the Oct. 2001 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, placed [..]

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