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Is my exclusively breastfed baby gaining too much weight?
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Too much milk: Sage and other herbs for decreasing milk supply
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Breastfeeding and Alcohol
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What to Expect When Pumping
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Human Milk, Tailor Made for Tiny Humans. The Story Behind the Ad.
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Increasing Low Milk Supply
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Vitamin D and Breastfeeding: An interview with Bruce Hollis, PhD
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How do I determine if a medication is safe for a breastfeeding mother?
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Your Rights As a Breastfeeding Employee
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Hypoplasia/Insufficient Glandular Tissue
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Universal paid maternity leave in the US: What would it cost?
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Childcare and the Breastfed Baby
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Exclusive Pumping
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Financial costs of not breastfeeding
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Establishing and maintaining milk supply when baby is not breastfeeding
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Weaning from formula supplements
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Do babies under 12 months self-wean?
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Average Weight Gain for Breastfed Babies
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My breasts feel empty! Has my milk supply decreased?
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Mini-Reviews – Nutrition (various books)
Child of Mine: Feeding With Love and Good Sense by Ellyn … [Read more...]
A Father Reveals Things He Has Learned From His Children
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Mom is taking a bath
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Parenting Quotes
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What if I lose weight in the first trimester (while breastfeeding and pregnant)?
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Herbal weight loss products and breastfeeding
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Many herbal weight loss products … [Read more...]
How do we get started with solids?
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Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem
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Breastfeeding and Caffeine
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Frequently Asked Questions about Weaning
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Q&A: Parents disagree about introduction of bottles
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Breastmilk Storage & Handling
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How to bottle feed the breastfed baby
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Does My Baby Need Vitamins?
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Breastfeeding: It’s So Easy
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Nutrition for Breastfeeding Toddlers
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Motherhood and the $13 Billion Guilt
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Your Newborn’s Stomach Day 1-10
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My baby fusses or cries when breastfeeding – what’s the problem?
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Some babies will fuss, cry … [Read more...]
Help — My Baby Won’t Nurse!
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Engorgement
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My baby is fussy! Is something wrong?
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My baby is gassy. Is this caused by something in my diet?
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COVID-19: Guidance – International
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Transgender parents and chest/breastfeeding
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Newborn Sleep: A discussion with Elizabeth Pantley
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Breastfeeding after a Cesarean Birth
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Thrush Resources
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Healing Tips for Nipple Cracks or Abrasions
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When Breastfeeding is Hard
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Zika virus and breastfeeding
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A Texas Photographer’s Public Breastfeeding Project
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Breastfeeding the Type 1 Diabetic Child
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Why I Celebrated World Breastfeeding Week
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What does a breastfeeding mother look like?
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC When you hear "breastfeeding … [Read more...]
What do health authorities say about breastfeeding past the first year?
The World Health Organization supports breastfeeding past … [Read more...]
Milk Bank FAQ
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Extra (supernumerary or accessory) nipples or breast tissue
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You Asked. They Answered. TIME’s AP moms take your questions (Question 2)
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Mother-2-Mother Concerns: Fussiness
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Pumping While Nursing
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How does milk production work?
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Tips for juggling a newborn and toddler
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Cluster Feeding and Fussy Evenings
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The Distractible Baby
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Reverse Cycling
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Breastfeeding Your Toddler: What to expect
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Breastfeeding and Fertility
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Forceful Let-down (Milk Ejection Reflex) & Oversupply
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Is forceful let-down the … [Read more...]
Let-down Reflex: Too slow?
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Is my let-down functioning … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding in Public
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Breastfeeding: Legal Issues
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Breastfeeding & Jury Duty – My Experience
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Average Growth Patterns of Breastfed Babies
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Lopsided! What can I do?
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Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby
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The Joyful Family – Meaningful Activities and Heartfelt Celebrations for Connecting with the Ones You Love
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The “What to Expect” Series
The "What to Expect" Series by … [Read more...]
Beneficios de la lactancia prolongada
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Traducción: Andrea … [Read more...]
Amamantando a un bebe mayor de un año
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On Starting Solids
by Eleanor Goulding Smith from The … [Read more...]
When God Created Moms
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Poems and quotes on parenting
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References: Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Tandem Breastfeeding
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Will I like tandem breastfeeding? Is worth the trouble?
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Nipple soreness and engorgement after birth
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Nutrition for mom while pregnant & breastfeeding or tandem breastfeeding
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Breastmilk Composition
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What affects the amount of fat or calories in mom’s milk?
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Average calorie & fat … [Read more...]
Formula Companies and Free Gifts
SECOND OPINION COORDINATED BY KATHLEEN RICE SIMPSON, … [Read more...]
Is it safe to use cow’s milk or other milks as a supplement to breastfeeding?
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC General Guidelines Cow's … [Read more...]
Do breastfeeding mothers need extra calories or fluids?
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Fenugreek Seed for Increasing Milk Supply
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Can a nursing mother eat this food? FAQs
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Is there a list of foods that I … [Read more...]
Can I diet while breastfeeding?
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Six guidelines for safe dieting … [Read more...]
Guidelines for offering juice to babies
Juice is in the same category as solid foods. Babies need … [Read more...]
Guidelines for offering water to babies
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Is baby’s risk for type I diabetes increased if solids are introduced before 3 months or after 6 months?
Many parents have been concerned about the news reports … [Read more...]
Will giving formula or solids at night help baby to sleep better?
The idea that solids will help your baby sleep is an old … [Read more...]
Is baby ready for solid foods? (Developmental signs of readiness)
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Anemia No More
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DHA supplements for breastfeeding mothers
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC At present, there is a major … [Read more...]
Is Iron-Supplementation Necessary?
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Why is anemia uncommon in … [Read more...]
Daily Dietary Reference Intakes – Women aged 19-50
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There is No Doctrine for Attachment Parenting: Being AP is a Frame of Mind!
by Diana West, IBCLC Reprinted with permission from the … [Read more...]
Slings, wraps & other baby carriers — Why, How & Where?
Advantages of "wearing" your baby Finding a baby carrier … [Read more...]
Links: Making nursing clothing and more
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Wakeful 4 Month Olds
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Breastfeeding to Sleep and Other Comfort Nursing
Many mothers feel guilty for breastfeeding their baby for … [Read more...]
Co-sleeping and Bed-sharing
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Got Sleep?
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Sleeping Through the Night
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Studies on normal infant sleep
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“Is it for me?” Tips for Making Your Decision about Breastfeeding during Pregnancy and Tandem Nursing
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Breastfeeding and Guilt
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A Farewell to Arms – and Legs … and Feet …
excerpted with permission from: Good Nights - The Happy … [Read more...]
Good Nights – The Happy Parents’ Guide to the Family Bed: Introduction
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Natural treatments for nursing moms
Although many medications are compatible with breastfeeding, … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding and Thyroid Problems: Diagnostic Testing & Treatments
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Thyroid screen (blood … [Read more...]
Do mom’s vaccines protect her breastfed baby?
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Many moms wonder whether their … [Read more...]
Conscious Sedation and Breastfeeding: Recommendations for Patients
by Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN. Reprinted with permission from … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding when baby has surgery
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My baby is sick – should I continue to breastfeed?
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Absolutely! Anytime a sick baby is … [Read more...]
What should I know about giving my breastfed baby a pacifier?
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC When can I begin using a … [Read more...]
Mom’s story: Breastfeeding & Gall Bladder Surgery
by Doe. Reprinted with permission from the author. I had … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding and Cigarette Smoking
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Should a mother who smokes … [Read more...]
Herbs to avoid while breastfeeding
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Herbs that may … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Limericks
I've had a request to move on from Haiku to Breastfeeding … [Read more...]
Birth Control and Breastfeeding
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Most methods of contraception that … [Read more...]
Cold and Allergy Remedies Compatible with Breastfeeding
The common cold will usually run its course within 7 to 14 … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding and Mercury Exposure
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Since mercury is all around us in … [Read more...]
Perchlorate in Breastmilk: Responses to Concerns
by Purnendu K Dasgupta. Reprinted with permission from the … [Read more...]
Night weaning Jack
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Partial Weaning & Combination Feeding
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Breastfeeding is not an … [Read more...]
Night Weaning
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC, Becky Flora, IBCLC and Paula … [Read more...]
Weaning Techniques
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Breast comfort for mom during weaning
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Lactation suppression
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Weaning: How does it happen?
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My expressed breastmilk doesn’t smell fresh. What can I do?
Human milk that has truly soured has a very distinct sour … [Read more...]
Is Breastfeeding Linked to Tooth Decay?
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC It's often said that … [Read more...]
When Baby Bites
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Breastfeeding Haiku
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I have thrush. Can I give baby my expressed milk?
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Candida albicans is a … [Read more...]
Engorgement Help: Reverse Pressure Softening
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Recurrent Mastitis or Plugged Ducts
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Risk factors for recurrent … [Read more...]
How do you treat a milk blister?
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Nausea when breastfeeding
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Plugged Ducts and Mastitis
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FAQ: Does Breastfeeding Cause Postpartum Hair Loss?
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Breastfeeding and breast abscess
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Nipple shields
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How can I find breastfeeding help? (Resources)
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How breastfeeding makes life easier for mom
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Going Out Need an … [Read more...]
Toddler Words for Breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding Past Infancy: 9 Myths
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Handling criticism about breastfeeding
By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Introduction Unfortunately, … [Read more...]
Teething
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Hypoglycemia in Newborns (Resources)
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Spitting Up & Reflux in the Breastfed Baby
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Dads and Breastfeeding (Resources)
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Kelly’s Continuing Ed
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Breastfeeding weekly wrapup
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Internet child health advice ‘wrong’
Internet child health advice 'wrong' Typing your child's … [Read more...]
Study shows obesity in infants can be diagnosed at 6 months
Study shows obesity in infants can be diagnosed at 6 … [Read more...]
Michelle Obama talks about breastfeeding Sasha
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Encouraging Black Women to Embrace Breastfeeding
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Nurturing, It’s A Natural
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Internal/External Monitoring in Labor
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Our experience with attachment parenting
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