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* Baby getting upset at the breast (though can be a sign of other common problems)
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* A baby who was previously sleeping through the night is now waking to breast feed several times
* Baby will latch and unlatch, fussing in between

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Breastfeeding can reduce heart disease and diabetes

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Post by Helen Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:48 am

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6718748/Breastfeeding-can-reduce-heart-disease-and-diabetes.html

Breastfeeding a baby can significantly reduce a woman's chances of developing a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes, research has shown.
Previous research had shown that lactating women have improved blood levels of glucose and fats within several weeks after giving birth Photo: GETTY


Breastfeeding could more than halve the risk of metabolic syndrome, a mix of symptoms including high blood pressure, obesity and cholesterol that if untreated can lead to major illness.

For women with a form of disabetes associated with pregnancy, the effect was even stronger.
Their risk was reduced by between 44 per cent and 86 per cent.
Previous research had shown that lactating women have improved blood levels of glucose and fats within several weeks after giving birth.

Scientists conducting the new 20-year study monitored the health of 704 women recruited at the age of 18 to 30.
Over the follow-up period there were 120 new cases of post-pregnancy metabolic syndrome.
Study leader Dr Erica Gunderson, from US health care providers Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, said: "The findings indicate that breastfeeding a child may have lasting favourable effects on a woman's risk factors for later developing diabetes or heart disease."

The benefits did not appear to be due to differences in weight gain, physical activity, or other lifestyle factors affecting health.
Women who did not develop metabolic syndrome typically had less belly fat and higher levels of "good" high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, which unlike "bad" cholesterol is protective.
Dr Gunderson added: "Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of risk factors related to obesity and metabolism that strongly predicts future diabetes and possibly coronary heart disease during mid-life and early death for women.
"Because.. metabolic syndrome affects about 18 per cent to 37 per cent of US women between ages 20-59, the childbearing years may be a vulnerable period for its development.
The findings will appear in the February issue of the journal Diabetes.
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Post by Kasia80 Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:00 pm

thanks Helen! cheers
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Post by piesmummy2006 Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:16 am

oooooh thanks for sharing xxx
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