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The Clock and Early Nursing
The clock looms large in the lives of many nursing families. When a new baby is born, some parents are told or make assumptions about: How many minutes their baby...
The Clock and Early Nursing
The clock looms large in the lives of many nursing families. When a new baby is born, some parents are told or make assumptions about: How many minutes their baby...
Introducing Natural Breastfeeding
All mammals are born with responses that Mother Nature builds in to enable them to get to their food source and feed. Yet today, the way most mothers are taught...
Introducing Natural Breastfeeding
All mammals are born with responses that Mother Nature builds in to enable them to get to their food source and feed. Yet today, the way most mothers are taught...
Tongue and Lip Ties: Root Causes or Red Herrings?
Tongue and lip ties are red-hot issues. There’s no doubt that tongue tie causes suffering for some breastfeeding mothers and babies when baby’s "lingual frenulum" (the membrane under the tongue...
Tongue and Lip Ties: Root Causes or Red Herrings?
Tongue and lip ties are red-hot issues. There’s no doubt that tongue tie causes suffering for some breastfeeding mothers and babies when baby’s "lingual frenulum" (the membrane under the tongue...
Coping with Fast Milk Flow
Mother's question: "I need help! My daughter is a week old tomorrow and I can’t seem to get my milk flow under control. It just pours out and she chokes....
Coping with Fast Milk Flow
Mother's question: "I need help! My daughter is a week old tomorrow and I can’t seem to get my milk flow under control. It just pours out and she chokes....
Green Poop: When Should You Worry?
Baby poop is high on many new parents’ worry list. How often should baby poop? Does baby’s poop provide clues to how breastfeeding is going? What do color and consistency...
Green Poop: When Should You Worry?
Baby poop is high on many new parents’ worry list. How often should baby poop? Does baby’s poop provide clues to how breastfeeding is going? What do color and consistency...
Block Feeding Dos & Don'ts
This morning I talked with a breastfeeding mother whose story is becoming all too common. Her 1-month-old third baby was having trouble coping with her fast milk flow. At many...
Block Feeding Dos & Don'ts
This morning I talked with a breastfeeding mother whose story is becoming all too common. Her 1-month-old third baby was having trouble coping with her fast milk flow. At many...
Formula Use & Breastfeeding: The Moral of the S...
Earlier this week a study appeared in Pediatrics that has the media buzzing about whether giving formula in the first few days can actually improve breastfeeding rates. Both Time magazine and the New York Times featured...
Formula Use & Breastfeeding: The Moral of the S...
Earlier this week a study appeared in Pediatrics that has the media buzzing about whether giving formula in the first few days can actually improve breastfeeding rates. Both Time magazine and the New York Times featured...
The Partner and the Nursing Baby
For most couples, the weeks and months after the birth of a baby are some of the most joyful and stressful times of their lives. Along with the miraculous wonder...
The Partner and the Nursing Baby
For most couples, the weeks and months after the birth of a baby are some of the most joyful and stressful times of their lives. Along with the miraculous wonder...
Is Your Formerly Nursing Baby Refusing to Breas...
If your baby is younger than one year, even if she seems to be losing interest in breastfeeding, chances are she is not yet ready to wean. After all, during...
Is Your Formerly Nursing Baby Refusing to Breas...
If your baby is younger than one year, even if she seems to be losing interest in breastfeeding, chances are she is not yet ready to wean. After all, during...
The Power of Belief
Currently, two-thirds of US mothers who intend to breastfeed exclusively for at least three months do not reach their goals. Why? The US Surgeon General’s 2011 Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding identified some...
The Power of Belief
Currently, two-thirds of US mothers who intend to breastfeed exclusively for at least three months do not reach their goals. Why? The US Surgeon General’s 2011 Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding identified some...
How Much Milk Should You Expect to Pump?
Do you ever second-guess your milk production after pumping? Do you compare it with the volume of milk your friend or neighbor pumps? Do you compare it with the milk...
How Much Milk Should You Expect to Pump?
Do you ever second-guess your milk production after pumping? Do you compare it with the volume of milk your friend or neighbor pumps? Do you compare it with the milk...
Do Older Babies Need Night Feedings?
Has somebody told you that your baby doesn’t need to breastfeed at night past a certain age? This age often varies by advisor. However, science tells us that in many...
Do Older Babies Need Night Feedings?
Has somebody told you that your baby doesn’t need to breastfeed at night past a certain age? This age often varies by advisor. However, science tells us that in many...