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  2. Breastfeeding difficulties - Wikipedia

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    Breastfeeding difficulties refers to problems that arise from breastfeeding, the feeding of an infant or young child with milk from a woman's breasts.Although babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk, and human breast milk is usually the best source of nourishment for human infants, [1] there are circumstances under which breastfeeding can be problematic, or even ...

  3. Lactational amenorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Breastfeeding must be the infant's only (or almost only) source of nutrition. Feeding formula, pumping instead of nursing, [16] and feeding solids all reduce the effectiveness of LAM. The infant must breastfeed at least every four hours during the day and at least every six hours at night. [17] The infant must be less than six months old.

  4. Blocked milk duct - Wikipedia

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    A blocked milk duct (sometimes also called plugged or clogged milk duct) is a blockage of one or more ducts carrying milk to the nipple for the purpose of breastfeeding an infant that can cause mastitis. The symptoms are a tender, localised lump in one breast, with redness in the skin over the lump. The cause of a blocked milk duct is the ...

  5. Low milk supply - Wikipedia

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    By 3–5 days, of age, the infant should be stooling 3–4 times per day and urinating 3–5 times per day. [4] By 5–7 days of age, there should be 3–6 stools per day and 4–6 urines. [4] The infant should be alert, have good muscle tone, and show no signs of dehydration. [4] The infant should be consistently gaining weight and growing. [4]

  6. Breastfeeding contraindications - Wikipedia

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    Contraindications to breastfeeding are those conditions that could compromise the health of the infant if breast milk from their mother is consumed. Examples include galactosemia , untreated HIV , untreated active tuberculosis , Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 or II , uses illicit drugs , or mothers undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment .

  7. Breastfeeding is considered one of the best sources of ... - AOL

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    Breast milk provides an infant with calories and nutrients essential for growth and development. It also contains antibodies that protect against certain illnesses, respiratory problems and allergies.

  8. Neonatal infection - Wikipedia

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    The infant's ability to resist infection is limited by its immature immune system. In addition, the immune system of the neonate may respond in ways that can create problems that complicate treatment, such as the release of inflammatory chemicals. Congenital defects of the immune system also affect the infants ability to fight off the infection ...

  9. Vitamin K deficiency bleeding - Wikipedia

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    Newborn infants have low stores of vitamin K, and human breast milk has low concentrations of the vitamin. This combination can lead to vitamin K deficiency and later onset bleeding. Vitamin K deficiency leads to the risk of blood coagulation problems due to impaired production of clotting factors II, VII, IX, X, protein C and protein S by the ...