How to preserve your “liquid gold” when your power goes out, plus some tips for pump-dependent mothers.
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Finding good information about medication use during lactation
How to find good information on medications and breastfeeding. If someone suggests that you should wean temporarily while taking a ...
My power went out and I have breastmilk in the freezer - Help!
How to preserve your "liquid gold" when your power goes out, plus some tips for pump-dependent mothers.
Breastfeeding Helplines
Breastfeeding phone helplines, listed alphabetically by country, plus some resources for finding local breastfeeding help.
How does milk production work?
To understand how to effectively increase (or decrease) milk supply, we need to look at how milk production works...For ...
Increasing Low Milk Supply
First of all, is your milk supply really low? Often, mothers think that their milk supply is low when it ...
Breastfeeding your newborn — what to expect in the early weeks
Frequent nursing encourages good milk supply and reduces engorgement. Aim for breastfeeding at least 10 - 12 times per day ...
Frequent nursing
First of all, do know that frequent nursing is normal and expected in the early months - most newborns need ...
Growth spurts
Most babies go through several growth spurts (also called frequency days) during the first 12 months. During a growth spurt, ...
My baby fusses or cries during nursing - what's the problem?
Some babies will fuss, cry or pull off the breast during nursing. There are a number of reasons why this ...
Spitting Up & Reflux in the Breastfed Baby
Spitting up, sometimes called physiological or uncomplicated reflux, is common in babies and is usually (but not always) normal. Most ...
While the vast majority of milk production problems can be remedied by addressing issues of breastfeeding management, there are some for whom making enough milk to sustain their babies is difficult or impossible. Called primary lactation failure, this condition occurs when a mother’s body does not make an adequate amount of milk for her baby, even when everything else (including but not limited to: latch and positioning, breastfeeding frequency and exclusivity, mother and baby are kept together, baby’s oral anatomy is fine – no tongue tie, cleft palate) is in order.
Resources for mothers who are lactating after the loss of a child.
Keeping up with which companies are meeting their obligations under the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (the Code) can be a daunting task. Who is compliant and who is not is constantly changing, especially as companies merge, enter marketing agreements, or acquire subsidiaries…
