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It’s International Breastfeeding Awareness Week!Celebrated from 1st-7th August every year, this global campaign aims to raise awareness of the advantages and benefits of breastfeeding, and ensuring that all families have access to information and an opportunity to breastfeed. Here at InHealth.ie, we’ve curated some of the top breastfeeding products to help you along your breastfeeding journey if you so choose. Whilst breastfeeding delivers unmatched nutrients to your little one and has a w …

Confused about what exactly expressing means, and how to do it? Here are some simple and easy tips to expressing to help you along on this journey!What is expressing, first of all? Expressing is a way of gathering milk from your breasts without the baby needing to suckle. This can be achieved by hand, using a manual pump, or using an electric pump.Thanks to expressing, a baby unable to latch can still enjoy all the benefits of breastmilk. But even if breastfeeding is working for you and b …

We get it: those final few weeks of pregnancy can sometimes feel like an eternity. But look on the bright side: you will soon be meeting your baby! So how about using this time to prepare and have your hospital bag packed and ready to go? The ideal time to start is between Week 32 and Week 35 (at the latest). To help you plan, we have picked our Hospital Bag Essentials that no mother should ever be without! Make sure they’re checked off your list: being prepared will also help you feel a …