Breastfeeding and Baby Health Issues (Resources)
Breastfeeding and Baby Health Issues The post Breastfeeding and Baby Health Issues (Resources) first appeared on KellyMom.com. The post Breastfeeding and Baby Health Issues (Resources) appeared first...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Agitation
Breastfeeding agitation is no fun, and pregnancy seems to be a particularly common time for breastfeeding agitation to strike (affecting roughly one-third of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers). Some...
View ArticleBreastfeeding after a Cesarean Birth
Educate yourself and arrange for breastfeeding help Find a La Leche League group near you! Try to attend at least one meeting before your baby is born. Ask questions! Talk to the lactation consultant...
View ArticleBreastfeeding / Nursing Aversion and Agitation (BAA)
By Zainab Yate (MSc) What is the phenomenon of Breastfeeding Aversion and Agitation (BAA)? BAA or ‘aversion’ is a phenomenon that some breastfeeding mothers experience, which includes having particular...
View ArticleBreast comfort for mom during weaning
Do not bind your breasts to help your milk "dry up." This is an outdated practice that can cause plugged ducts, breast infection, or breast abscess. If your breasts feel full and uncomfortable when you...
View ArticleBaby’s Second Night
You've made it through your first 24 hours as a new mom. Maybe you have other children, but you are a new mom all over again...and now it is your baby's second night. All of a sudden, your little one...
View ArticleAre you feeling overwhelmed by your child’s intense needs?
But how much intense parenting they need, possibly including frequent nursing, in the second year depends for the most part on their inborn timetable for emotional development. As parents we can slow...
View ArticleAre mothers supposed to love breastfeeding 24 hours a day?
by Glenda Dickerson, IBCLC. Reprinted with permission from the author. If there is a day or week where you no longer feel like you are loving or even enjoying breastfeeding, does it mean that this is...
View ArticleAdventures in Tandem Nursing: About the Book
My name is Hilary Flower. I tandem nursed my daughter and son for 18 months, and my son is still nursing. While I was trying to sort through the challenges and joys of my own tandem nursing experience,...
View Article“Is it for me?” Tips for Making Your Decision about Breastfeeding during...
Find some other tandem mamas. Hearing about a range of experiences can help you decide if tandem nursing might be for you, and a support network of tandem mamas will serve you well as you go along. One...
View Article