Learn all you need to know about breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is one of the most important things you can do for your baby. Whether this is your first time breastfeeding or have done it before, there are always more things to learn!
How to Stop Breastfeeding
Rapid milk reduction is a bit of a misnomer. Reducing breastmilk takes at least a month before you feel comfortable in your breasts and you no longer feel like you have to express milk.
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Is Breastfeeding Preventing Me from Getting Pregnant?
Some women experience lactation amenorrhea while breastfeeding.
Amenorrhea is the cessation of your monthly period. Hormones associated
with breastfeeding affect reproductive cycles.
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6+ Months Breastfeeding Lowers Early Breast Cancer Risk
A study of 504 breast cancer patients indicates breastfeeding for six months or longer can delay the onset or reduce the risk of early breast cancer even when early breast cancer runs in the family.
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Do Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women need more Calcium and Vitamin D?
It may be puzzling that the recommended average daily intake for calcium and vitamin D remains essentially the same during pregnancy and lactation as before pregnancy given the high-demand to support both mother’s bone health and the needs of a growing baby.
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Effect of IBD on Fertility and Breastfeeding
Patients treated for IBD often have questions about the effect of
treatment on fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. Researchers from
Spain recently examined this issue and published the subsequent report
in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology.
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Breastfeeding A Sick Baby
The antibodies that are present in a mother's breast milk are very beneficial to the baby's immune system. It will be easily digested and it will speed up the baby's recovery time.
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Dental Care for Breastfeeding Babies Prevents Tooth Decay
The findings of a recent study on breastfeeding and childhood dental health indicate a connection between long-term breastfeeding ' two years or longer ' and the child's increased risk of tooth decay.
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Latch Identifies Breastfeeding-Friendly NYC Restaurants
Move over, Zagat and Michellin. Latch has come to town. The Latch campaign uses a rating system to identify breastfeeding-friendly restaurants and supplies window decals to those most accommodating.
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Breastfeeding: Breast Milk Nutrition and Benefits
Breastfeeding provides many benefits to both baby and mother, and it is such a valuable tool for both the mother and her baby.
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Does the Hospital Offer Breastfeeding Classes?
Most hospitals offer breastfeeding classes and consultations at the time
of birth for mothers interested in learning about breastfeeding
methods. Classes are typically held before birth, but a lactation
consultant may be available to talk with you after birth.
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Lactation Consultant Visits May Convince Women to Breastfeed
Occasional meetings with a lactation consultant encourage breastfeeding among women who normally resist the idea, according to a pair of clinical trials.
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Two Years of Breastfeeding May Become Law in United Arab Emirates
A draft of a new mandatory breastfeeding law was passed that is likely to become part of a more comprehensive law aimed at protecting the rights of children in the federation.
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Delta Airline’s Breastfeeding Policy Unleashes Twitterstorm
Lindsay Jaynes was just trying to be a responsible, informed mother to her 10-week-old son when she sent a tweet to the Delta Airlines Twitter account asking about their breastfeeding policy.
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Can Gestational Diabetes Limit Milk Supply During Lactation?
The subject of each study was limited milk production in lactating women with insulin-related medical disorders.
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Breast Microbiota Different from the Rest of the Body
A recent Canadian study discovered that the microbiota of the female breast is unique, consisting of a population mix that appears nowhere else on the rest of the body.
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Could Breastfeeding Be a Deterrent to Autism?
It is just a hypothesis. But breastfeeding may deter the development of autism later in life, according to a recent article published in the medical journal, Medical Hypotheses.
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Study Shows 4 Factors Associated with the Happiest Moms
A recent study conducted by scientists in Spain has identified four factors associated with childbirth that seem to make new mothers happiest.
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Soldier Moms Breastfeed in Uniform for Photoshoot
Tara Ruby really wanted to breastfeed her baby longer than eight weeks but her duties as a US Army soldier from 1997 to 2001 made nursing too challenging to continue.
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Breastfeeding Moms Less Likely to Resume Smoking
A recent study of new mothers and their smoking habits found less interest in cigarettes the longer the baby was breastfed.
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Diabetes Could be Rooted in Food Toxins Consumed by Infants
Toxins are present in many of the foods we consume every day. One food toxin of particular interest is Advanced Glycation End (AGE). This food toxin is present in breast milk and commercial infant formulas.
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Get Started Breastfeeding
The desire to breastfeed is a natural instinct all infants are born
with. At first sight, or smell, infants recognize breast milk and turn
toward the breast in hopes of feeding. While natural instinct makes it
easy for an infant to find breast milk, breastfeeding is not always
easy.
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Breastfeeding Stimulates Gut Flora
Infants begin developing their gastrointestinal microbiomes at birth by way of their mother's milk during breastfeeding. Their bodies take over production of microbiota once breastfeeding ends.
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What If Men Did the Breastfeeding?
Hector Cruz is working to change that men's participation in the breastfeeding process.
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Breastfeeding Could be a Life Saver
According to a new report published by Save the Children, if all mothers chose to breastfeed immediately after birth more than 800,000 infant lives could be saved every year.
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Sibling Study Questions Merits of Breastfeeding
Dr. Cynthia Colen wasn’t satisfied with the studies of the merits of breastfeeding versus bottle feeding that she sees in her work.
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American Breastfeeding and Parenting
New parents and those who are still expecting will do everything that they can so that their children will have a future that is both positive and healthy such as feeding their babies with breast milk as long as possible.
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US Army Enlists New Breastfeeding Policy
On September 29, the US Army became the final military branch to implement a breastfeeding policy for new mothers in the Army.
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Breastfeed to Reduce Baby’s Arsenic Exposure
Researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, have just presented another reason why breastfeeding is so beneficial to babies: it lowers babies’ exposure to arsenic.
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Safe Medications During Breastfeeding
Learn about which medications are safe for breastfeeding.
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Breastfeeding Reduces Breast Cancer in African-American Moms
Researchers at Boston University have found a significant reduction in breast cancer risk in the African-American population when mothers choose to breastfeed.
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Getting Dad Closer During Breastfeeding
After 40 weeks of pregnancy, there is a deep-seeded need to have something personal between mom and baby that no one else can touch. It’s hard moving from being the only one who has a personal connection with baby to being the once pregnant woman.
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Breastfeeding and Obesity: Does Weight Affect Breastfeeding?
According to researchers from the Department of Nutrition at the Gilling School of Global Public Health, obese women simply don't attempt to start breastfeeding as often as normal weight women - but why?
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Prolonged Formula Feeding and Risk of Leukemia
Prolonged formula feeding may increase the odds for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), investigators in a case-control study concluded.
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Can I get pregnant while breastfeeding?
Can we still get pregnant while I am breastfeeding?
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Breastfeeding as Birth Control - Not a Good Idea
Breastfeeding is not a good birth control and it does not effectively prevent pregnancy. Once you resume sexual relations after delivery, there is a good chance you could get pregnant.
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Impact of Breastfeeding on Mother and Newborn
There was no significant difference in full-term or non-full-term births rates and mean newborn birth weight between for those who continued and discontinued breastfeeding during pregnancy.
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Breastfeeding and Antidepressants
Many women stop taking antidepressants when they become pregnant or when they begin breastfeeding, with the understanding that it's better for the baby to go without these drugs. But is this true?
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Raising a Preemie: That Little Bit of Formula
Preemies are like tiny little creatures with all ten fingers and toes. With that tiny little body comes a tiny little appetite. Some new twin moms choose to breastfeed and others choose to bottle feed.
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Is Breastfeeding While Pregnant Safe?
Breastfeeding is considered healthiest option for baby and can be
continued for more than one year. Back to back pregnancies can mean mom is still breastfeeding one child while pregnant with another.
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When To Expect Your Menstrual Period After Giving Birth
A regular Menstrual Period or Bleeding after Birth and Delivery Of The Baby usually come when you start ovulating again. This can last between 3-9 months on average. Breastfeeding may or may not prolong that time.
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50% of Mothers Who Start Breastfeeding Quit Within 6 Months
The Centers for Disease Control has published the 2010 edition of the Breastfeeding Report Card. Behind the report card is the Healthy People 2010 Target.
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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.
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FDA Warning on Codeine and Breastfeeding
The FDA today warned breastfeeding mothers who take codeine for after-birth pain to carefully watch their babies for signs of life-threatening drug side effects.
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