Elna's Preggy and Baby Centre

28/09/2025

🥦 If solids are offered before your baby is ready, mealtimes can turn messy and frustrating. Babies often push food right back out with their tongue until that natural reflex fades.

Waiting until your baby shows signs of readiness helps them become an active participant at the table. This way, your baby learns to follow their own fullness cues and to explore new tastes at their own pace. 💚

Signs of readiness include being about six months old, able to sit without support, no longer pushing food out with the tongue, and beginning to pick things up between fingers and thumb.

✨ Remember, your milk remains the most important food until your baby’s first birthday. Solids at this age are mainly about fun, learning, and discovery.

👉 Read the full article here: https://llli.org/breastfeeding-info/starting-solids/

24/09/2025

🌷 Breastfeeding doesn’t have to be perfect—it’s about progress, love, and connection. Small steps and gentle guidance can make all the difference.

19/09/2025

For many parents, breastfeeding feels like an essential part of welcoming their baby into the world. It’s a way to nourish, to comfort, and to bond in the most intimate of ways. But what if you haven’t given birth to your baby — perhaps because you’ve grown your family through surrogacy or adoption — and you still long to breastfeed?

The good news is: it’s possible. With the right support, guidance, and preparation, many non-gestational parents can breastfeed their babies through a process known as induced lactation. At SACLC, we often work with parents who have walked this path, and we know just how deeply meaningful it can be. Read about this topic on our blog...

01/08/2025

01/08/2025

Tomorrow, 1st August, is the start of World Breastfeeding Week.

The slogan for 2025 is "Prioritise Breastfeeding. Create sustainable support systems."

In South Africa, as in many countries around the world, the initiation of breastfeeding rate is relatively high, but sadly rates of exclusive breastfeeding drop dramatically over the first 6 months.

Clearly more support is needed to sustain breastfeeding for longer.

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