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Three Cheers For Breastfeeding!

Parents who work outside the home know that childcare providers must be our partners in ensuring our children’s health and wellbeing. Whether the issue is TV time or nap accommodations, juice consumption, or physical activity, your child’s care provider will... more

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Can I Breastfeed After A Cesarean Birth?

I am scheduled to have a cesarean birth for health-related reasons, and I am worried that I won’t be able to breastfeed. Should I be concerned? more

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Can Certain Foods Increase My Milk Supply?

Are there certain foods I can eat that will increase my milk supply? more

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Why Is My Baby Refusing To Latch?

Learning to breastfeed has been a huge struggle for me and my baby! Why won’t my baby latch on and breastfeed? more

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Test Your Breastfeeding IQ

With so much misinformation being circulated about breastfeeding, it’s often hard to separate fact from fiction. Put your breastfeeding knowledge to the test here. more

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Does Breast Size Matter When It Comes To Breastfeeding?

I have small breasts and I am concerned that I will not be able to breastfeed. Does breast size or shape make a difference? more

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Will My Breasts Sag After Breastfeeding?

I am concerned that my breasts will sag after I stop breastfeeding. Does breastfeeding change the shape of your breasts? more

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How Other Cultures Prevent Postpartum Depression

Is ours not a strange culture that focuses so much attention on childbirth—virtually all of it based on anxiety and fear—and so little on the crucial time after birth, when patterns are established that will affect the individual and the... more

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10 Breastfeeding Myths

“Breastfeeding is natural.” Sound familiar? If you assume that breastfeeding is natural, it doesn’t take a leap of faith to accept that breastfeeding must be easy. Why, then, do so many mothers describe breastfeeding as hard? In reality, making milk... more

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Hospitals Can Help Mothers Meet Breastfeeding Goals

Health experts across the U.S. and worldwide recommend that babies be breastfed exclusively for their first six months but few mothers in the U.S. achieve that goal. One in three mothers (35 percent) breastfeed exclusively for three months, and only... more