Moms, this can be either good or bad news depending on your fitness level: Exercising does not interfere with breastfeeding. Since I love working out, this is great news. I have the green light to work out as much as I’d like without it affecting my milk supply. Cool.
But, if going to the gym sounds [...]

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 [...]

Galactagogues, herbs used to increase breastmilk production in women, have been used for centuries by cultures all over the world. One mom reviewed a galactagogue tea here. Mother’s Milk is a breastfeeding tea and is available online or at larger health food or natural grocery stores.
Review: Traditional Medicinal’s Organic Mother’s Milk
I received a box of [...]

Role of health care professionals in supporting breastfeeding
Health care professionals and pediatricians can make the difference between mothers choosing breast milk for their babies and mothers choosing formula milk for their babies, that is, the role they play in this area can indirectly affect the baby’s long term health. The presence of properly educated and [...]

Every baby eventually weans.
Some mothers choose to wean their babies at a predetermined time (perhaps at one year of age), or when life circumstances seem to warrant it (such as a new pregnancy).
But most of the time, weaning can be a gradual, natural process where a baby or young child grows away from the [...]

It is possible that as a new mom, there will be times when you will have to be away from your baby for a short period of time. Perhaps you have to travel on business, or there is a medical procedure that you must have, that will make it impossible for you to breastfeed for [...]

If you are having difficulty with your milk supply or even want to dry up your milk after weaning, you may consider breastfeeding herbs to help.
One mom who was pumping exclusively researched breastfeeding herbs extensively because she wanted to make sure that her supply would always be enough for her daughter. The best two herbs [...]

Smokers usually light up when they are feeling anxious and anxiety is one of the many feelings you feel as a new mother.
Of course, if you are a breastfeeding mom you should make every effort to stop smoking. If you simply cannot quit cold turkey, it may surprise you to know that the recommendation of [...]