You’ve probably heard of “baby bottle mouth”–how letting your baby go to sleep with a bottle of formula will result in a mouthful of rotting, decaying teeth.
But what about breastfeeding your baby to sleep or nursing throughout the night? Will this practice also destroy your baby’s precious new teeth?
Well, the answer depends on who you [...]

In short, YES!
Breastmilk is a hundred times better than chicken noodle soup for a sick little one. It contains antibodies created specifically to fight the baby’s illness and is easily digested by even the fussiest tummies.
If your baby is congested, keep her as upright as possible when nursing. Wearing her in a sling or baby [...]

Taking care of baby when you’re sick is no fun… but can you breastfeed when you’re sick? What about breastfeeding with swine flu (H1N1)?
Breastfeeding, in almost all cases, should continue when mom is sick.
Most illness in mom is caused by a virus, which are typically most contagious before mom even knows she’s sick. That [...]

This post is the third in a series. To see the others, click on the “bad breastfeeding advice” tag.
Three Pieces of Breastfeeding Advice to Ignore — Bad Advice #3:
“Babies shouldn’t breastfeed beyond [six months, one year, etc]. Mothers who nurse their toddlers are doing it more for themselves than for their babies.”
There is [...]

(This is second in a series of posts. To see the others, click on the “bad breastfeeding advice” tag.)
Three Pieces of Breastfeeding Advice to Ignore — Bad Advice #2:
“Whatever you do, don’t let baby sleep in your bed.”
While co-sleeping may not be the answer for all families, it can make nighttime breastfeeding (and sleeping) [...]

This is the first in a series of posts on breastfeeding advice you can feel free to ignore.  Click on the tag “bad breastfeeding advice” to see the others!
Bad Breastfeeding Advice #1:
“Don’t nurse your baby all the time or she’ll become too dependent. You must wait and feed your baby every few hours.”
This is possibly [...]