Breastfeeding

This episode is your complete guide to bottle feeding. Learn how bottle sizes and nipple flows work and how to choose the right bottles for…

Breast milk truly is liquid gold. Your body makes the perfect food for your baby, and pumping lets you give them that milk even when…

Although your newborn is hard-wired to breastfeed, breastfeeding doesn’t always come naturally or go perfectly from the start. In reality, breastfeeding can take practice and…

Many new moms expect breastfeeding to come naturally. For most, it takes time, practice, and support. Despite strong evidence in favor of breastfeeding, many parents…

Overview Breastfeeding can feel intimidating, especially if it’s something you’ve never done before. While it’s a natural process, it doesn’t always come easily. With the…

Overview Some of the best breastfeeding resources lack great information on weaning. What you find instead is information on why you should keep breastfeeding and…

Overview New mothers go into breastfeeding with the best intentions. Unfortunately, many run into issues that make breastfeeding difficult or impossible. By six months, three…

Overview Milk supply is the number one reason mothers quit breastfeeding early or supplement with infant formula. The first line of defense for maintaining or…

Overview During the nine months of pregnancy, your body undergoes more changes than at any other time in your life. Your breasts, in particular, will…

Overview COVID-19 can bring new challenges to breastfeeding. Don’t panic, plan. Get the evidence and guidelines on how COVID-19 can affect breastfeeding, and what precautions…

Overview Milk supply can be a stressful topic, and low supply is the most common reason that moms stop breastfeeding or don’t feel like they…

Overview The idea of breastfeeding a baby may be foreign if you have not been around other mothers who are nursing and if you have…

Overview Lipase is an enzyme naturally produced in breastmilk that can give your milk an off smell and taste. This is only noticeable when you…

Overview Breastfeeding is commonly thought of as something that comes naturally once your baby is born.  For a small number of mothers, this may be…

Overview This episode focuses on breastfeeding challenges in the real world. These are issues that can be the hardest to overcome. These complex issues are…

Overview If your newborn baby is placed on your abdomen after birth, they will use their instincts and their senses to make their way up…

Overview Most women will see their breasts increase in size beginning in the first trimester of pregnancy. This happens as the ducts and alveoli in…

Overview Most women experience an increase in their breast size early on in their pregnancy. Everyone is different, and not everyone ends up with huge…

Overview It has long been rumored that cabbage leaves remedy breast engorgement and dry up your milk supply. It is thought that the phytoestrogen property…

Overview You can do a lot to prepare for breastfeeding before you have your baby and some straightforward steps you can take during your pregnancy. …