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. (more…)
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Positioning Your Infant. Part 3
Monday, May 14th, 2012Positioning Your Infant. Part 2
Monday, May 14th, 2012Your 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 mouth you then bring the infants mouth onto your breast. (more…)
Positioning Your Infant. Part 1
Monday, May 14th, 2012Breast 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. (more…)
What You Know That Isn’t So, Part 2
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Myth: 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. (more…)
What You Know That Isn’t So, Part 1
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Myth: 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. (more…)
Tooth Abscess Symptoms
Friday, April 27th, 2012Each 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. (more…)
Breastfeeding Basics. Part 2
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012Through 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). (more…)
Breastfeeding Basics. Part 1
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012Breast 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. (more…)
Exercise + Weight Loss = Reduced Blood Pressure
Thursday, April 12th, 2012While 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. (more…)
Perimenopause Treatment Options
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012The first three columns in this perimenopause series have focused on defining perimenopause and explaining the mechanisms by which our bodies change as we undergo the menopause transition. This week, we will explore treatment options. (more…)