Many women think a pump is mandatory in order to breastfeed, but this is often not the case. Certainly if you plan to...
It’s normal for babies — especially newborns — to nurse multiple times a night. During those first...
For the first 6 months of a baby’s life, breast milk or formula is the perfect food! It has all the protein, fat,...
With 1 in 8 women in the United States developing breast cancer at some point in their lifetime, having this diagnosis...
The milk let-down, or milk-ejection reflex (abbreviated MER), is when a nursing mother’s milk is being actively...
The benefits of breastfeeding go beyond the health advantages of natural breast milk. The act of breastfeeding itself...
Rice cereal — a starch — is often not well digested until 4-6 months of life. When the undigested portions reach...
For some moms, a comfortable latch and let down may take a couple of weeks, and for some others, up to 4-5 weeks. The...
When drinking from a sippy cup, children still have to suckle the same way they would a bottle, with the tongue...
Antibiotics (either by mouth or via an IV if you are very sick) may be needed if you are diagnosed with...
Milk ducts are tiny channels in a woman’s breast which transport milk within the breast. About 1 in 20 women deal...
Breastfeeding is hard – physically, mentally, and emotionally. There will be no lack of advice from your friends,...
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