Breastfeeding myths

Petro Pretorius [16 August 2010] - It has been over three years since I have breastfed, but my daughter had breast milk daily for the last couple of days. She is three and a half and has an immune deficiency. If I had known what I know today I would not have given up trying to breastfeed when she was 11 days old. The system has failed me and the system will most probable fail a lot of other parents before we are able to change the system. Read more »

Birth of a Parent: You're as important as your Baby

Petro Pretorius [30 July 2009] - Babies are such a nice way to start people. Yet having a baby stirs up mixed feelings ranging from joy to anxiety, so occupational therapist Megan Faure co-authored the book Baby Sense with well-known midwife, Sister Ann Richardson, in 2002. It has since become a benchmark in the baby care market, with over 100 000 copies sold in South Africa alone. Read more »

Blocked Ducts and Mastitis

Jack Newman [02 February 2010] - Mastitis is a bacterial infection of the breast that usually occurs in breastfeeding mothers. However, it can occur in women who are not breastfeeding or pregnant, and can occur even in small babies of either sex. Nobody knows exactly why some women get mastitis and others do not. Bacteria may gain access to the breast through a crack or sore in the nipple, but women without sore nipples also get mastitis, and most women with cracks in the nipple do not. Read more »