Breastfeeding and H1N1 Swine Flu
Mother and Infant Baby
There is a common concern regarding breastfeeding if a mother or baby has H1N1 swine flu.  Should I breastfeed my baby if I have swine flu?  Should I continue feeding my baby breast milk if he or she has swine flu?  The answer to both is yes.
According to the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, it is important for mothers to breastfeed, because infants and babies who are not breastfed have a higher chance of hospitalization due to a respiratory illness, especially at the height …

Breastfeeding can pose many questions for parents, so here is a small collection of some of the most often asked breastfeeding concerns.
How do I treat sore, blistered, or bleeding nipples?

Try to change feeding positions with each feed, as this will shift the position of the baby’s mouth.
Try to feed more often, but for shorter periods of time.  The idea is that the infant will not be as hungry, thus will not suck as avidly when going shorter times between feeds.
Apply breast milk to nipples, as this can help heal them.  …

Infant breastfeeding provides for the optimal amount of nutrition for any newborn infant, especially in the NICU.  Breast milk is packed with proteins, fats, and vitamins that are crucial, not only to the baby’s health, but to the mother’s as well.
Under normal circumstances, a mother of a newborn infant will have the option to breastfeed her baby.  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strongly recommends mothers breastfeed their babies until at least 6 months of age.
However, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), breastfeeding may or may not be an …