Blog Posts - KellyMom.com https://kellymom.com/tag/blog-post/ Breastfeeding and Parenting Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:48:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://kellymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kellymom_badge128-65x65.jpg Blog Posts - KellyMom.com https://kellymom.com/tag/blog-post/ 32 32 Better Births, Lower Costs https://kellymom.com/blog-post/better-births-lower-costs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=better-births-lower-costs https://kellymom.com/blog-post/better-births-lower-costs/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:02:09 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=528 Better Births, Lower Costs Safer, less expensive maternity care is slowly taking hold. America spends a larger percentage of its gross domestic product on health care than any other industrialized nation, yet its citizens aren’t healthier for it. This is especially true when it comes to childbirth… …United Healthcare found that 48 percent of newborns […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/better-births-lower-costs/feed/ 0 Does breastfeeding prevent postpartum depression? https://kellymom.com/blog-post/does-breastfeeding-prevent-postpartum-depression/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-breastfeeding-prevent-postpartum-depression https://kellymom.com/blog-post/does-breastfeeding-prevent-postpartum-depression/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:09:06 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=513 This article on the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine blog explores the research that has been done on breastfeeding and PPD… Does breastfeeding prevent postpartum depression? It would be great if the answer were an unequivocal “Yes!” Postpartum depression, or PPD, is one of the most common complication of childbirth, affecting about 1 in 10 new moms, […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/does-breastfeeding-prevent-postpartum-depression/feed/ 0 A guy’s guide to breastfeeding https://kellymom.com/blog-post/a-guys-guide-to-breastfeeding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-guys-guide-to-breastfeeding https://kellymom.com/blog-post/a-guys-guide-to-breastfeeding/#respond Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:48:05 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=457 Great article! In your family, how does Dad make it easier for you to breastfeed? A guy’s guide to breastfeeding If you’re a breast man, pregnancy is better than Christmas. But this growth spurt isn’t solely for your viewing pleasure. Those mammaries are about to be put to work. Back when breastfeeding was on the […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/a-guys-guide-to-breastfeeding/feed/ 0 Living happily ever after https://kellymom.com/blog-post/living-happily-ever-after/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=living-happily-ever-after https://kellymom.com/blog-post/living-happily-ever-after/#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:30:43 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=420 What would have helped you to prepare you for the realities of parenthood? Living happily ever after by Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC, LLLL In many ways, pregnancy is like a fairy tale. It is very common for pregnant women to believe that they need to prepare only for the actual birth of their babies, and […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/living-happily-ever-after/feed/ 0 Wow, I’d love to see this movie– “Latching On” https://kellymom.com/blog-post/wow-id-love-to-see-this-movie-latching-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wow-id-love-to-see-this-movie-latching-on https://kellymom.com/blog-post/wow-id-love-to-see-this-movie-latching-on/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:53:00 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=368 Latching On Trailer — Women Make Movies www.wmm.com Latching On A film by Katja Esson 2010 Here’s more info: Latching On – The Politics of Breastfeeding in America

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/wow-id-love-to-see-this-movie-latching-on/feed/ 0 New study: Drooping/sagging breasts not caused by breastfeeding… https://kellymom.com/blog-post/new-study-droopingsagging-breasts-not-caused-by-breastfeeding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-study-droopingsagging-breasts-not-caused-by-breastfeeding https://kellymom.com/blog-post/new-study-droopingsagging-breasts-not-caused-by-breastfeeding/#respond Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:58:18 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/?p=171 The technical term for dropping or sagging of the breasts is “breast ptosis” (try to use that one in everyday conversation!) Breast Ptosis: Causes and Cure. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Rinker B, Veneracion M, Walsh CP. Breast Ptosis: Causes and Cure. Ann Plast Surg. 2010 Mar 29. [Epub ahead of print] …History of breast-feeding, weight gain during pregnancy, […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/new-study-droopingsagging-breasts-not-caused-by-breastfeeding/feed/ 0 Breastfeeding videos from New Zealand https://kellymom.com/blog-post/breastfeeding-videos-from-new-zealand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breastfeeding-videos-from-new-zealand https://kellymom.com/blog-post/breastfeeding-videos-from-new-zealand/#respond Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:42:00 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/breastfeeding-videos-from-new-zealand YouTube – Breastfeeding NZ Channel www.youtube.com Includes all 7 chapters of their ‘Breastfeeding. Naturally.’ DVD.

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/breastfeeding-videos-from-new-zealand/feed/ 0 Nursing Manners https://kellymom.com/blog-post/nursing-manners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nursing-manners https://kellymom.com/blog-post/nursing-manners/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/nursing-manners Nursing Manners www.kellymom.com …All of these things are very normal nursing behaviors for older babies and toddlers. Many things children do when they are nursing are cute or downright funny – but what if it’s a behavior that you don’t like? However normal it may be, there is no reason mom has to put up […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/nursing-manners/feed/ 0 The Distractible Baby https://kellymom.com/blog-post/the-distractible-baby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-distractible-baby https://kellymom.com/blog-post/the-distractible-baby/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:50:00 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-distractible-baby The Distractible Baby www.kellymom.com Latch on, suck a moment, pull off… latch on, suck a moment, pull off. Nurse a minute, pull away to smile at mom. Nurse a minute, pull away to see who just walked in the room. Nurse a minute, pull away to listen to the TV. Nurse a moment, pull away […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/the-distractible-baby/feed/ 0 Frequent Breastfeeding https://kellymom.com/blog-post/frequent-breastfeeding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frequent-breastfeeding https://kellymom.com/blog-post/frequent-breastfeeding/#respond Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:09:00 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/frequent-breastfeeding kellymom.com :: Frequent nursing www.kellymom.com Both of my children seemed to spend the first 6 weeks or so in a constant growth spurt. If your child is doing the same, then hang in there… things almost always start to calm down somewhere between 6 and 8 weeks.

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