Nursing Your Wounds: The Bad Boo Boos of Breastfeeding

When breastfeeding you must understand how to take care of your breastscorrectly, especially in the event that you experience pain. There are many different problems that may come. ... read more »

How to Stop Breastfeeding: 10 Tips from Veteran Moms

While many of these answers are founded in science, the best source of information for on how to stop breastfeeding comes from other moms. ... read more »

What Happens at the First 6-Week Postpartum Visit?

Learn about the first routine postpartum exam. ... read more »

Breast Infections: Mastitis

Breast infections (also known as mastitis) are most common in the period up to six weeks after birth, but they can happen as long as you are nursing. ... read more »

Milk Supply While Breastfeeding

Although it may look easy, breastfeeding is not a simple task. It is natural, but sometimes a new mother’s body just doesn’t respond like we hope it will. Find out what you can do if you notice your breastmilk production is declining. ... read more »

Common Breastfeeding Problems

Breastfeeding may be natural, but it does not happen without some common problems. Every mother's experience with breastfeeding will bedifferent, but here are a few of the more common problems and likelyexplanations. ... read more »

Breastfeeding: Sore Nipples

At some point in breastfeeding, most mothers are bound to experience nipple pain. Nipple pain can be associated with something as simple as improper latching, or as serious as mastitis or thrush. ... read more »

Breastfeeding: Mastitis

Mastitis is caused by common bacteria in the breast ' staphylococcus aureus. Cracks in the skin or nipples allow the bacteria to enter thebody and cause an infection. ... read more »

Breastfeeding: Plugged Milk Ducts

Milk ducts are present in breast tissue at birth, but are unused until puberty when hormonal changes cause milk ducts to grow. During pregnancy, milk ducts are activated and milk production begins. ... read more »

How to Deal with Postpartum Breast Engorgement

It is normal for your breasts to become larger and feel heavy, warmer and uncomfortable when your milk increases in quantity ('comes in') 2-6 days after birth. This rarely lasts more than 24 hours. ... read more »

Can Cabbage Help Postpartum Breast Engorgement?

A study showed that the use of cabbage leaves may help women to keep breastfeeding after birth and also that it decreases engorgement. ... read more »