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Your hospital breastfeeding checklist

Your hospital breastfeeding checklist

Pregnancy
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Aug 16, 2024
1 min

Make sure your feeding plans don’t get overlooked in all the excitement of your new arrival.

You may have made a birth plan already but what about a plan for breastfeeding? Writing down your intentions will help hospital staff understand your wishes and offer you the support you need.

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Sources

US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women’s Health. Your guide to breastfeeding. January 2011.

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