Breast-Feeding
Resources for mothers who are breast-feeding newborns.
Record Your Baby's Sounds to Help with Let-Down Reflex When Pumping
Here's a quick tip to help moms who pump have an easier time with their let-down (or milk ejection) reflex.
Here's a quick tip to help moms who pump have an easier time with their let-down (or milk ejection) reflex.
What Are Some of the Benefits of Breast-feeding?
There are many benefits to breast-feeding. Some of these reasons are highly personal and some are true for all babies.
There are many benefits to breast-feeding. Some of these reasons are highly personal and some are true for all babies.
Can I Use Birth Control Pills While Breast-feeding?
Learn about which types of hormone-based birth control options are available for nursing mothers.
Learn about which types of hormone-based birth control options are available for nursing mothers.
Can I Drink Alcohol and Still Breast-feed?
Learn about the safety and dangers of drinking alcohol while breast-feeding.
Learn about the safety and dangers of drinking alcohol while breast-feeding.
How Much Alcohol Can I Have While Breast-feeding? Should I Dump?
A new mom asks some good questions about nursing while having a drink. Here are some guidelines to follow and what you should (or shouldn't) do about your breast milk.
A new mom asks some good questions about nursing while having a drink. Here are some guidelines to follow and what you should (or shouldn't) do about your breast milk.
Is Breast-feeding Truly Best?
Breast-feeding expert Barbara Behrmann explores the importance of knowing the benefits and risks of breast-feeding, the biological norm.
Breast-feeding expert Barbara Behrmann explores the importance of knowing the benefits and risks of breast-feeding, the biological norm.
When Should a Mother Avoid Breast-feeding?
Breast milk is the best nutrition for infants, but there are rare cases where a mother should avoid breast-feeding for the safety of her child.
Breast milk is the best nutrition for infants, but there are rare cases where a mother should avoid breast-feeding for the safety of her child.
Top Manual Breast Pumps
Manual breast pumps are a good choice for moms who need to pump occassionally to relieve engorgement, who work part time or only need to be away from baby for a short time. They're also great if you're on a budget, since electric pumps can be expensive to buy, sometimes even to rent. Here's a look at the top manual breast pumps available today.
Manual breast pumps are a good choice for moms who need to pump occassionally to relieve engorgement, who work part time or only need to be away from baby for a short time. They're also great if you're on a budget, since electric pumps can be expensive to buy, sometimes even to rent. Here's a look at the top manual breast pumps available today.
Liquid Love Nursey Necklace by The Delighted Child
This necklace gives your baby something to play with while they are nursing, keeping your "real" jewelry, your hair and perhaps even your sanity intact.
This necklace gives your baby something to play with while they are nursing, keeping your "real" jewelry, your hair and perhaps even your sanity intact.
The Nursing Bracelet - A Tool to Help Breast-feeding Moms
Review of the Nursing Bracelet, jewelry that functions to help you keep track of when your baby breast-feeds or how many feedings and diapers your baby has had during the course of a day.
Review of the Nursing Bracelet, jewelry that functions to help you keep track of when your baby breast-feeds or how many feedings and diapers your baby has had during the course of a day.
To Wean or Not to Wean? That is the Question
An excerpt from the book, Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding Adventures and Advice from Less-than-Perfect Moms, author Andy Steiner discusses with other moms the factors involved in deciding to wean a child from the breast.
An excerpt from the book, Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding Adventures and Advice from Less-than-Perfect Moms, author Andy Steiner discusses with other moms the factors involved in deciding to wean a child from the breast.
Pumping at Home or Work
Get prepared for pumping before you go back to work and learn tips that will help make pumping easier.
Get prepared for pumping before you go back to work and learn tips that will help make pumping easier.
Can I Increase My Breast Milk Production with Garlic?
Mothers sometimes use foods or herbs to help boost a dwindling milk supply. Find out if garlic can help.
Mothers sometimes use foods or herbs to help boost a dwindling milk supply. Find out if garlic can help.
Breast-feeding and Flu Shots
Learn about the safety of flu shots and FluMist during breast-feeding.
Learn about the safety of flu shots and FluMist during breast-feeding.
Best Double Electric Breast Pumps
When buying an electric breast pump, it's important to choose a breast pump with features that match your lifestyle. These five breast pumps have a variety of features and functions that make them suitable for almost any breastfeeding mother.
When buying an electric breast pump, it's important to choose a breast pump with features that match your lifestyle. These five breast pumps have a variety of features and functions that make them suitable for almost any breastfeeding mother.
Breast-feeding Products & Gifts
Breast-feeding can be tough in the first few weeks of baby's life. These great breast-feeding products might make breast-feeding your baby a little easier. These products would also make great gifts for breast-feeding moms!
Breast-feeding can be tough in the first few weeks of baby's life. These great breast-feeding products might make breast-feeding your baby a little easier. These products would also make great gifts for breast-feeding moms!
Nursing Essentials for Moms of Multiples
Breastfeeding multiples isn’t impossible, but it can be a challenge for moms of twins or more. Outfit yourself for success with these helpful accessories.
Breastfeeding multiples isn’t impossible, but it can be a challenge for moms of twins or more. Outfit yourself for success with these helpful accessories.
Breast-feeding Twins, Triplets and other Multiples
Here are some tips to get you through the rough patches and make the most of your breast-feeding experience with multiples.
Here are some tips to get you through the rough patches and make the most of your breast-feeding experience with multiples.
Tips for Using a Breast Pump
These simple breast pump tips will help you get the most out of your breast pump, whether you pump your breast milk daily or only occasionally.
These simple breast pump tips will help you get the most out of your breast pump, whether you pump your breast milk daily or only occasionally.
Breast Pump Buying Advice
Do you need to buy or rent a breast pump? This comparison of different breast pump styles will help you choose the breast pump that is right for you!
Do you need to buy or rent a breast pump? This comparison of different breast pump styles will help you choose the breast pump that is right for you!
Online Breast-feeding Class
Breast-feeding is a natural process and it is as much science as it is art. This course is designed to show you the benefits of breast-feeding your baby, how to breast-feed from newborn babies to older babies, how to handle problems, where to find support and information on choosing a breast pump and pumping.
Breast-feeding is a natural process and it is as much science as it is art. This course is designed to show you the benefits of breast-feeding your baby, how to breast-feed from newborn babies to older babies, how to handle problems, where to find support and information on choosing a breast pump and pumping.
Domperidone and Milk Production
Learn what domperidone is and how it can be used to stimulate milk production in nursing mothers.
Learn what domperidone is and how it can be used to stimulate milk production in nursing mothers.
Nursing into the Toddler Years
Information describing the emotional and physical benefits if you choose to nurse baby past the one-year mark.
Information describing the emotional and physical benefits if you choose to nurse baby past the one-year mark.
Breast Compression
If your newborn seems to fall asleep often just after nursing begins or if you are suffering from sore nipples or recurrent mastitis, breast compression could help.
If your newborn seems to fall asleep often just after nursing begins or if you are suffering from sore nipples or recurrent mastitis, breast compression could help.
Breast-feeding in Public
Information about how to nurse when you're out and about with baby. Especially helpful for moms who may be a bit apprehensive or who have never breast-fed previously.
Information about how to nurse when you're out and about with baby. Especially helpful for moms who may be a bit apprehensive or who have never breast-fed previously.
Drug Safety During Breast-feeding
This article describes how substances cross over into breast milk, how long they stay in breast milk and which medications are considered safe for lactating mothers.
This article describes how substances cross over into breast milk, how long they stay in breast milk and which medications are considered safe for lactating mothers.
Mastitis
If you are experiencing swelling, redness and pain in one or both breasts and feel like you might have the flu, you probably have mastitis. Find out what it is, how it's treated and how to keep it from coming back.
If you are experiencing swelling, redness and pain in one or both breasts and feel like you might have the flu, you probably have mastitis. Find out what it is, how it's treated and how to keep it from coming back.
Medela Pump in Style
Okay, here it is- my shameless promotion of the Medela Pump in Style. After trying several pumping systems (with little success) when my son was nursing, a friend recommended I rent the Pump in Style for just one month to see if I liked it. Well, I didn't just like it, I loved it. It really made pumping almost effortless.
Okay, here it is- my shameless promotion of the Medela Pump in Style. After trying several pumping systems (with little success) when my son was nursing, a friend recommended I rent the Pump in Style for just one month to see if I liked it. Well, I didn't just like it, I loved it. It really made pumping almost effortless.
Positioning and Latch-on
Advice from Dr. Sears on proper positioning and latch-on techniques. Offers step-by-step instructions and helpful pictures as well.
Advice from Dr. Sears on proper positioning and latch-on techniques. Offers step-by-step instructions and helpful pictures as well.
Proper Breast Milk Handling, Storage and Thawing
Because of the antibacterial properties of breast milk and because it is considered a "live" substance, handling and storing breast milk differs greatly from formula. Find out which materials are safe for storage and how to properly thaw and use expressed milk.
Because of the antibacterial properties of breast milk and because it is considered a "live" substance, handling and storing breast milk differs greatly from formula. Find out which materials are safe for storage and how to properly thaw and use expressed milk.
Tips for Discreet Nursing
Tips from La Leche League on how to breastfeed your baby in public discreetly.
Tips from La Leche League on how to breastfeed your baby in public discreetly.
LactMed Search
A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.
A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.