Feeding yourself for breastfeeding: Tips and advice
You have a precious child in your loving, yet tired arms. It is time for breastfeeding. You want to know you are giving your child enough milk. A very common concern with new breastfeeding mothers is...
View ArticleEats On Feets Network strives to help raise statewide breastfeeding numbers
"All U.S. mothers should have the opportunity to breastfeed their infants and all infants should have the opportunity to breastfeed," states the United States Breastfeeding Committee. The question for...
View ArticleCommon breastfeeding concerns: negativity from friends and family
Nursing a baby requires both patience and faith. A woman must be patient with herself and her baby, because they will both be learning how to breastfeed together. Eventually, both mother and baby...
View ArticleWorld Breastfeeding Week promotes best infant feeding practices
Related topics World Breastfeeding Weekbreastfeedingchild nutritionInfant Feedinginfant nutrition Advertisement You may have heard the phrase “breast is best” when it comes to infant feeding – and...
View ArticleCommon breastfeeding concerns: symptoms, causes, and treatment of mastitis
Mastitis is a condition that causes a woman's breast to become swollen, tender, reddened and painful. Mastitis is most often caused by a bacteria known as Staphylococcus aureus. This condition...
View ArticleCommon breastfeeding concerns: breast soreness, inflammation, and infections
Chapped or cracked nipples are perhaps the most common problem that women experience during the first few weeks of breastfeeding. There are many over-the-counter remedies available to alleviate...
View ArticleStudy finds breastfed babies cried more and were harder to soothe than...
IT is often said that breast is best - now a study says bottle-fed babies are the best behaved. A study of British infants found those who were breastfed cried more, smiled and laughed less and were...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: 10 misconceptions about using breast pumps
Pumping is a good way to assess milk supply. Many mothers become worried when they are only able to pump a few ounces per pumping session, believing that the amount of breast milk they have expressed...
View ArticleLearn about the benefits of breastfeeding during World Breastfeeding Week
Mothers around the world should learn about the benefits of breastfeeding to both mother and child. Matt Daigle public domain; Mothering.com If you like this ... Nutrition for mom and child: Getting...
View ArticleIs my breastfed baby obese?
With the news that one-third of 9-month-old babies are considered obese, some critics worry that parents will attempt to put babies on diets, limiting the fat and nutrients babies and young children...
View ArticleBreastfed babies show more challenging temperaments, study finds
Difficult behaviours shouldn't put off mothers – breastfeeding is still the most healthy form of infant nutrition, scientists say Research findings do not contradict that breastfeeding is normal and...
View ArticleCommon breastfeeding concerns: how to increase milk supply
Occasionally, situational difficulties can interrupt lactation to the point that a woman's milk supply may be insufficient. It's best that a baby nurses as soon as possible after birth, but sometimes...
View ArticleSpecial breastfeeding situations: bottle alternatives when baby can't nurse
There are situations in which it is simply not possible to breastfeed a newborn baby, perhaps the most common being a pre-term delivery of an infant whose size or condition renders normal nursing...
View ArticleBreastfed Babies Lack Necessary Vitamin D Supplements
After giving birth to her son last year, Sarah Mann, a mother in Santa Barbara, Calif, became one of an increasing number of women in the United States choosing to breastfeed her children. "It seemed...
View ArticleLactation Consultant Q&A: common breastfeeding problems and how an LC can help
Many women are very interested in breastfeeding, but may not have any personal experience with it, nor experienced family members who can help them through difficulties. Breastfeeding is becoming...
View ArticlePediatricians may be undermining breastfeeding goals
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a revised policy statement in 2005 to reflect the importance of breastfeeding. The policy recommendations include, "Exclusive breastfeeding for...
View ArticleBreastfeeding advocacy: a brief history of infant feeding in America
In the late 1800's, large numbers of women began weaning their babies off the breast and on to cow's milk, often within ten weeks of birth. Economic class of mothers indicated different reasons for...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: the inherent risks of infant formula use
Many people do not understand is that the use of infant formula carries with it certain inherent risks that are primarily avoided by breastfeeding. The recent death of ten-day-old Avery Cornett, a...
View ArticleCommon breastfeeding concerns: nipple confusion
The choice to breastfeed is best made before a baby is born. It is very important that a mother's feeding preference begins immediately and without risk of "nipple confusion" to the baby. If a woman...
View ArticleBreastfed babies may gain less weight
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who are fed milk from their mothers' breasts gain less weight over their first year compared to babies fed milk -- breast or formula -- from a bottle, suggests a new...
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