The Breastfeeding Cafe: Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, and Secrets of Nursing The Breastfeeding Café book is a compilation of stories experienced by nursing mothers. The author, Barbara L Behrmann, holds a Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University, specializing in women’s health and work and family issues. She, a mother who experienced first hand breastfeeding [...]
Tips for Choosing a Breast Pump There’s so much to consider when you’re having a baby, especially if it’s your first. You may have already decided to breastfeed, but perhaps your partner would like to help feed the baby, too. Or perhaps you’re going back to full time work and want to provide your baby [...]
My Brest Friend Deluxe Nursing Pillow My Best Friend Nursing Pillow is a product designed for every breastfeeding mom. Every nursing mother will at some point experience problems with backache and sore nipples which might be due to wrong positioning of the baby or problems with latching. This fantastic mother’s nursing pillow gives mom and [...]
Mother’s Milk: Breastfeeding Controversies in American Culture Where to buy: www.amazon.com Bernice Hausman, the author of the book “Mother’s Milk: Breastfeeding Controversies in American Culture” is a Professor of English at Virginia Tech. The book is a well written and excellently researched review of the breastfeeding culture and history in the US. The author draws [...]
Discount nursing bras can help you save money but still have the comfort and style you are seeking. Just because a nursing bra is inexpensive doesn’t mean that you will not receive the same type of functionality as you would with the more expensive ones. With the rising costs of everything these days, being on [...]
Though there are many nursing bras on the market, finding one that’s comfortable and easy to undo with one hand can seem like an impossible feat. Well, here’s a bra with a load of impressive features. It’s called the Easy-Zip. This Second Nature nursing bra offers an innovative way to access your breast—with a zipper! [...]
It’s true—everything changes after you’ve had a baby. Besides all the craziness, intense moments of love, and sleepless nights, you will find yourself in a body much different than the one you had before getting pregnant. Face it—flab and sag happens. It just does. Nursing Sports Bra Working out will feel much different post-pregnancy. For [...]
Pumps are a great resource for a lactating mother who can’t or chooses not to nurse, but still wants to give breast milk to her baby. They’re also quite handy for a mom who is returning to full time work after her baby is born and wants to pump. While manual expression is convenient (no [...]
Everyone knows that correct positioning is critical to successful breastfeeding—it ensures a baby is properly latched and is thoroughly able to express milk—but this isn’t always easy to achieve. Early days of breastfeeding are often full of aches, pains, and the stress of correctly getting your baby to the breast. Quit scrambling with a million [...]
We all know that breastfeeding isn’t supposed to hurt, but in the early days of nursing, it often does. Cracked, sore nipples sometimes occur as your nipples get accustomed to your baby’s sucking and your baby perfects his or her latch. Luckily, Lansinoh has created many products to ease this transition and make nursing more [...]