How to breastfeed (2008)

Description

This resource is part of the Growing strong: feeding you and your baby set of resources from Queensland Health. It provides information on how to breastfeed for Indigenous mothers. It is easy to read with simple and colourful illustrations. Topics covered include:

• what to do to help breastmilk letdown
• breastfeeding a newborn
• early signs the baby is hungry
• late signs the baby is hungry
• getting baby onto the breast
• is baby on right?
• what to do if breastfeeding hurts
• the first milk - colostrum
• how do you know if baby is having enough breastmilk
• growth spurts
• how to make more breastmilk

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

When to use this resource

This resource would be useful for health staff when they talk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families about breastfeeding. It provides valuable information for women who have an infant and those who are pregnant or who are looking to become pregnant.

Contact details

Queensland Health Building
147-163 Charlotte Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Ph: (07) 3234 0111

Links

• View resource: How to breastfeed (PDF - 998.0 KB)
• View information: Growing strong: feeding you and your baby
• View website: Queensland Health

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