As a nursing mom, there will undoubtedly be times when you will have to be away from your baby. Perhaps it will only be for a short period of time, such as when you go on a date with your husband. Sometimes you might have to be away from baby for a longer period, such [...]

10 Work-Life Balance Tips for New Moms By Marjorie Greenfield, MD The topic of balancing work and motherhood could fill many books. In my practice, I talk to new moms every day who invariably share their thoughts and ideas about the unexpected challenges of caring for young children, attending to their personal needs, and managing [...]

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 [...]

More and more businesses and workplaces are offering special breastfeeding rooms for nursing moms and their babies. While some moms welcome this idea, others think it’s not a big deal to nurse in public and cordoning breastfeeding moms off from the general population is counter to the message we want to get across: that breastfeeding [...]