Spending time with family is a big part of the holiday season. This can be good, or it can be stressful depending on a number of circumstances. One issue is when your family is unsupportive of your parenting choices. If your relatives don’t support breastfeeding, or breastfeeding in public, or breastfeeding past a certain age, [...]

Armed with the right information, a father can be the biggest support in a new mother’s world, especially when it comes to breastfeeding. photo credit: edenpictures Some new fathers may not understand the importance of breastfeeding or are embarrassed to know more about it, but other men are very knowledgeable about breastfeeding and encourage their [...]

The good news is, modern men are advocates of breastfeeding. According to this article: “Men’s attitudes towards breastfeeding have positively evolved over the last 15 years, according to a new survey commissioned by Kamillosan…” If your partner is uncomfortable with breastfeeding, good communication is key. Educate him in a non-threatening way about how breastfeeding will [...]