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Rating Summary based on 180 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		130
  • 4 Stars
    		32
  • 3 Stars
    		15
  • 2 Stars
    		3
  • 1 Star
    		0

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  • 76 of 76 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 AnneLorraine1

    Member since 02/06/2010

    Reviews written: 257

    5 Stars BREAST MILK IS FREE! Breastfeeding in General Review with images 02/02/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Free, easy, promotes bonding and is said to be the healthiest feeding choice.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be difficult to have the courage to feed baby in public

    BREAST MILK IS FREE! I am completely in favour of breastfeeding and have breast fed all four of my children. However, I in no way, wish to say that it is the right choice for everyone. I breast fed because I wanted to and not because anyone told me to. In fact there weren't many in my family or my circle of friends who chose to breastfeed at this time. I quite simply had never had never doubted that this would be my chosen method of feeding my offspring. Maybe because of this sense that I would breastfeed and there not really being a decision to make (as it was long ago decided, before a child ... more
  • 29 of 30 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    lulu2004

    5 Stars Breastfeeding: One success, One Failure. 09/01/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Really rewarding way to feed your baby

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The difficulty can be a shock to the system

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  • 37 of 37 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 lorriellah

    Member since 10/06/2009

    Reviews written: 525

    5 Stars The bonus of being a boob Review with images 10/06/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages free, convinient, satisfying, bonding

    Disadvantages Disadvantages unable to know how much baby has had, can be painful at first

    Breast Feeding Breast feeding has many benefits for both mother and baby and at the moment the bonuses of this way of feeding your baby is trying to be pushed by the health system to become more popular. At the moment bottle feeding dominates the feeding of babies and this is trying to be turned around by the government and the health care system. Breast feeding, however, is very difficult and people can experience many problems with establishing and so the aim of this review is to give you some tips and advice from what I have learnt. I didn't know anything about breast feeding before I had ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    magdadh

    4 Stars PROUD MAMMAL 25/02/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages healthy for babies and mothers, convenient, cheap, can be pleasant

    Disadvantages Disadvantages ties you to the baby, gooey and oozey, more frequent feeds

    I have always believed that breastfeeding is - medically and practically - preferable. When I was pregnant with my first child I fully intended to breastfeed. I also had seen my sister breastfeeding exclusively until her child was 18 months and saw all the advantages. However, my daughter was full term but born by a caesarean section and my milk never 'came in'. I breast fed exclusively for 3 or 4 days and each of these days she spent about 16-18 hours on my breast. Due to lack of servants at home I have switched to mixed feeding and I mix-fed until my daughter was 5 months old when the whole ... more
  • 34 of 34 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 sandemp

    Member since 21/10/2002

    Reviews written: 582

    5 Stars Boobie Juice.... 23/06/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Everything your baby needs on tap

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not always easy

    It had never even crossed my mind that I was going to feed Freddy myself, in fact all through my pregnancy I was adamant that I wasn’t. I’d had a terrible experience of trying to breastfeed my eldest eighteen years ago, which had left me determined that I was never going to put myself through that trauma again. So why now am I feeling so sad that I couldn’t keep up with Freddy’s demands, was advised to top him up and am now only giving him one feed a day? Because feeding Freddy myself has been a wonderful experience, that’s why. I’m not going to go into all the health benefits of breastfeeding ... more
  • 70 of 71 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Birky

    5 Stars Breast is best ! 18/06/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Close bond with your baby

    Disadvantages Disadvantages OOwwch sore nipples

    As I scoured the ciao cafe today searching for something interesting to read, somehow I happened across this topic !. Even though it has been just over 4 years since I last breast fed, it is a topic that I feel quite strongly about and feel that I must share with you my experiences of breast feeding. I was 17 when I gave birth to my son and I had received no advice on the labour (which I was totally unprepared for !) as I shouldn't have been pregnant in the first place. I think that my mum thought that if she ignored the situation 'it' would go away. But 'it' didn't and I named him Joe. It was ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jobillyalice

    5 Stars A special way to bond with your baby. 09/12/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Helps with bonding, best food for baby, cheap!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages SORE NIPPLES, SORE NIPPLES!!

    During my first pregnancy, I didn’t give much thought to how I would feed my baby when she arrived. She was unplanned, so we had bigger issues to deal with. I duly went along to all the Parentcraft classes, where I was bombarded with leaflets and midwives proclaiming “Breast Is Best!”. I decided that I would probably give breast feeding a go, but I had no qualms about bottle-feeding if it didn’t work out. Our daughter arrived after a long, induced, arduous labour 11 days late. I was utterly exhausted, but fell in love with her instantly. I knew then that I HAD to breastfeed her. It was more ... more
  • 43 of 43 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    cherryfalls

    3 Stars Breast isn't always best 31/07/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Breastmilk has all the nutrients a baby needs and adapts to their changing needs.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It isn't always best for everyone and some people have difficulty doing it. There is often a lack of support for those who cannot feed in this manner.

    When I attended my 12-week antenatal appointment I was not sure whether I would breast-feed or not. When the midwife posed the question to me I asked her several questions about it and came to the conclusion shortly afterwards that I would give it my best shot. From that moment on I was determined to give my baby what everyone tells me is the best by far. Unfortunately, my son had different ideas when he arrived. From my other opinions some of you will be aware that he had a fairly traumatic birth as he had to be delivered by emergency caesarean section and was finally born at 10.36pm on the ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 DeniseKelly40

    Member since 26/04/2006

    Reviews written: 259

    5 Stars Free milk! 24/08/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages you get a close bond with your baby

    Disadvantages Disadvantages can be hard to get over the embarassment of feeding in public

    Breastfeeding When I was pregnant I had just thought I would definitely not try to breastfeed my daughter. Someone I knew had breastfeed her son everywhere (in restaurants and all while other members where eating) and I admired her for this but at the same time I was incredibly embarrassed by the whole situation. It completely put me off the idea and I decided that I was going to bottle feed my daughter. While I was pregnant I was bombarded with leaflets and people coming out to me from community groups giving me information on breastfeeding and I humoured them but still thought not I am not ... more
  • 60 of 60 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    marylou2u

    5 Stars SHOULD I MENTION THE B WORD? 19/11/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Help, support and most important no pressure!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    When I'm not churning Ciao cafe ops or writing consumer reviews for nasal hair clippers or hair gel and if someone can drag me away from this godforsaken computer for long enough, then I may be able to get some real work done, not real work in the sense of 9 to 5 down in the office paid work, oh no! In fact voluntary work, which I enjoy and feel I may be contributing something back into the community and peoples, especially women's lives in particular. Well not to scream it from the rooftops I'm a BREASTFEEDING COUNSELOR, there I said it, a subject and a qualification that somehow doesn't sit ... more
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