Breastfeeding is a learned skill for both mum and baby, and it's very common to need a bit of extra support before you both become experts.
Fuofua Fakahuhu´
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Fuofua Fakahuhu´
Ko e fanga ki‘i pēpee´ ‘oku fakaenatula pē ‘a ‘enau fu‘u fiema‘u ia ‘e kinautolu ke nau huhu´. ‘I he taimi lahi ‘oku hā mai ‘i he fuofua houa´ pē ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga kuo mateuteu ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ia ‘a ‘au ke huhu, hangē ko e tuotua holo hono ngutu´, kaituhu pe fakamu‘omu‘angutu takai holo (fakaava hono ngutu´ pea tākalo takai holo hono fo‘i ‘ulu´). Kapau ‘e tukunoa‘i pē ia, ‘e nga‘unu atu pē ia ki ho huhu´ ‘o fakama‘u hono ngutu´ ki he mata‘ihuhu´ ‘iate ia pē.
Ko e fanga ki‘i pēpee´ ‘oku fakaenatula pē ‘a ‘enau fu‘u fiema‘u ia ‘e kinautolu ke nau huhu´. ‘I he taimi lahi ‘oku hā mai ‘i he fuofua houa´ pē ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga kuo mateuteu ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ia ‘a ‘au ke huhu, hangē ko e tuotua holo hono ngutu´, kaituhu pe fakamu‘omu‘angutu takai holo (fakaava hono ngutu´ pea tākalo takai holo hono fo‘i ‘ulu´). Kapau ‘e tukunoa‘i pē ia, ‘e nga‘unu atu pē ia ki ho huhu´ ‘o fakama‘u hono ngutu´ ki he mata‘ihuhu´ ‘iate ia pē.
Fafanga ‘a pēpē ‘i he taimi kotoa pē ‘oku fie huhu ai´. ‘E tokoni ‘a hono tuku ke nofo ofi atu pē ‘a pēpē kiate koe´, ‘o kau ai mo ha‘a´ ne mohe pē ‘i he loki tatau ‘i he po‘uli´ (kae ‘ikai ‘i ho mohenga´), ki ho‘o fakapapau‘i ‘oku´ ke fakatokanga‘i ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga kuo taimi ke fafanga ai ia´.
Ko e fuofua hu‘ahuhu´ (‘oku ui ko e kolositulamu pe colostrum) ‘oku hangē ia ha koula´ - ‘oku fonu ai ‘a e ngaahi lelei kehekehe pea ‘oku tokoni ia ke ta‘ota‘ofi ‘o hano ma‘u ‘e ho‘o pēpee´ ha mahaki pipihi. ‘Oku fonu foki ‘i he hu‘ahuhu´ ‘a e ngaahi ivi polotini kehekehe. ‘E kai pē ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ mei´ he kolositulamu´ ‘i he fuofua ‘aho ‘e 2-3 kae‘oua kuo hifo ‘a e hu‘akau´.
This page last reviewed 30 May 2022.
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