Tips for making breastfeeding easier

Timely advice for the crazy Christmas season!

Breastfeeding a newborn can be a challenging experience at the best of times, let alone running a household, working and looking after older siblings at the same time. However, with a few tips and a little planning it can be a very rewarding experience for both you and your new baby. You will even get an excuse to put your feet up once in a while!

Plan Ahead

Think of what you need to achieve in a day and plan around your baby’s feeding and sleeping patterns. Babies are usually more settled in the morning after a good feed, so this may be the best time for you to attend to work that needs doing. The best thing about a baby is that you can usually do things while your baby sleeps or have them near you on a play mat or rocker.

Be Realistic

When breastfeeding a new baby be realistic about what you can achieve and try not to plan too much in the first few months of your baby’s life. Stick to the essentials and live by the to-do list. This will help you to focus on what needs to be done – a must for the sleep deprived brain! Once feeding is established you will feel more confident to take on more.

Buy a pump and express

If you need to spend time away from your baby for work matters it is worth investing in a quality breast pump so you can express breast milk for your baby. Your partner or carer can then give the expressed breast milk in a bottle to feed your baby while you are away. Start freezing and storing your expressed milk so you have a good supply built up when the need arises.

Look after yourself

It is important to eat healthy and nutritious meals while breastfeeding, so have a cook up and freeze easy to prepare meals before your baby arrives. Casseroles, soups and lasagnes are good examples and simply add some crusty bread and salad for a healthy meal. Make sure you drink lots of water to keep your fluids up as well.

Ask for help

Don’t try to be superwoman and do everything yourself! The housework can wait and it is much more important to catch up on sleep and rest while you can. Why not hire a cleaner for the first few months or ask a friend or relative to help out. Except any offers of help or food!

‘Me’ time

It’s important to have time out for things you enjoy, even if it is just a walk around the block, a nice hot bath or a quiet cup of tea. You will feel refreshed and as they say ‘When Mum’s happy, everyone’s happy!

Get support
Find like-minded people that can help support and encourage you while you are breastfeeding. Mums are often the best source of advice and knowing that someone else is going through the same thing can be a big relief!

Remember do your best and try not to be too hard on yourself if things don’t go according to plan. Enjoy the early days with your new baby, because they really do go too fast.

Breastfeed in style

New Value Pack added!

Our nursing wear package deals have been a great success, so we've introduced another one! The Nuvo Funky Mums package includes a Black Funky Hoodie (as pictured) and a Dusky Pink Nuvo Swirl Raglan all for the hot price of $99 delivered! A great way to start or build your breastfeeding wardrobe without breaking the bank.

Breastfeed in style...

New Arrival - Breastfeeders Anonymous

We're so pleased to be able to bring you this great new book written by an Australian mum-of-two Rachael Blair.It's a support group in a book, in which a number of mums relate the good, bad and ugly of breastfeeding. A great selection of personal stories, tips and a FAQ section with answers by Lactation Consultant Joy Anderson. Also discusses breastfeeding issues and problems as well as examining those breastfeeding myths.

Check it out here with our other great range of breastfeeding accessories to make life easier for you! See our blog roll for Rachael's great blog with lots of breastfeeding stories from mums like you.

Breastfeed in style...

Spring is in the air!

Finally the temperature is rising and Spring is in the air. The stores are already filled with the new season’s latest fashion and just because you’re pregnant or breastfeeding doesn’t mean you should miss out on all the fun!

A leading trend for the new season is the dress – think soft, flowing styles that will take you through pregnancy, breastfeeding and beyond. The ever classic and popular wrap dress is perfect for maternity wear and will become a versatile wardrobe staple. Look for styles in soft stretchy fabrics and basic colours that can be easily dressed-up or down. The wrap neckline is also great for easy and discreet breastfeeding.

Add the latest accessories such as the must-have statement handbag, stacked bangles and anything metallic to complete the look. No longer do you have to sacrifice style just because you’re a pregnant or breastfeeding mum. Breastfeed in style...

Go Princess Mary...

It's good to see that royalty are just like the rest of us. I was reading a newspaper article today about Denmark's Princess Mary in New York. She has 5 month old daughter Isabella with her who she is still breastfeeding. Go Mary! It's great to see a royal role model for breastfeeding. She said she was up very early in the morning going for walks with the baby. Kinda makes me pleased that royalty also suffer from sleep deprivation like the rest of us!

I wonder if she wears breastfeeding tops? Hmmmm. Maybe she needs some new Nuvo designs!

Helping mums to breastfeed

This article that appeared in The Courier Mail 27 March 2007 (click picture to view) is an interesting read on some of the reasons women stop breastfeeding early. A parliamentary inquiry in breastfeeding is examining these reasons as the inquiry was told the health benefits of mother's milk could save millions of dollars. Some of the major reasons for stopping early were a lack of support, lack of information and sense that breastfeeding is frowned upon in public.

What do you think? It raises some important issue for breastfeeding mums.

To address some of this issues, in the next few months here at Nuvo Maternity, we will be including more support information for mothers, tips for feeding in public and real-life stories of breastfeeding mums. We want to support women and help increase the rates of mothers breastfeeding exclusively for at least 6 months.

Maternity Wear Born of necessity

Nuvo maternity was featured in the business owner section of The Courier Mail on Monday Feb 26. Read up on how the idea for Nuvo Maternity was born and developed. The response to the article has been fantastic and everyone has been very positive. Thanks for the support!

Click here to read the full article

Breastfeeding Mums Can Do Anything...

Came across a couple of interesting articles about breastfeeding mums in the sports section of the paper yesterday. These amazing women are combining a sporting career and breastfeeding. It goes to show breastfeeding is becoming high profile!

And remember even if you aren't a high achieving sports star, you are still achieving a LOT by combining breastfeeding and everyday life (ie toddlers, work, managing a house). Every mum is a superwoman in their own right.

So my motto is do your best and forget the rest..

Here's the links to the stories Crying for a chance and Step towards Beijing