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Breastfeeding challenges in the early weeks--find information and support here!
The terms "foremilk" and "hindmilk" cause some confusion because they seem to imply there are two types of milk, which, of course, there aren't. This...
I stumbled on this article last night and it really hit home for me. So often I find I am reassuring moms that their baby’s normal newborn behavior...
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I am getting ready to have baby girl #2 next month and after failing with BF with DD #1, I am all about these forums and knowing what to do. I now...
My son had a posterior tongue tie procedure after my c section. His latch is okay now but he is a lazy eater in that he sucks a few times and then...
My son was born with severe tongue-tie. We had it clipped after I went through 3 different lactation consultants, and the last one discovered that he...
I posted not too long ago about my left breast having an oversupply of breastmilk and how it has a heavy letdown. About two days ago, my left breast...
I fully believe in comfort nursing. I know it’s completely natural and important for the milk supply, and I’m very thankful that my 9-week-old babies...
Hi all, I have been taking fenugreek - 3 pills 3 times a day - to help with supply (in the beginning I was also drinking Mother's Milk Tea). I...
I have been exclusively breastfeeding my 7 week old son and I've been noticing a decrease in my milk supply over the last week. I went for my 6 week...
With my first 3 kids I was lactating by 35 weeks and this is my 4th. Pregnancy and I'm concerned I won't produce enough to be able to pump. My other...
Hi, I had a C-Section delivery and my baby is 2 weeks old. Initially due to C- section i was not able to breast feed the baby for 3 to 4 days. She...
My daughter is 1 week old today and today as started to cluster feed! She feed for 2 hrs each time today instead of the normal 30-45 mins. It's not a...
I thought I had over supply but now we have hit a growth spurt and by tonight i feel totally empty and she is screaming and coming off the boob. When...
I seem to be having problems only with my left breast which has an extremely heavy letdown. Once the milk has let down, I am having to spraying into...
Hi ladies, I have a 17 day old baby boy. BF has been rough..but we're working at it daily. My nipples have been very sore. The left is finally ok...
Howdy, Here's my story: My son was born on 4/12/13, and my husband and I had decided to exclusively breastfeed. This went pretty well at the...
My baby is 7.5 weeks old (born March 26th) and we have had a relatively smooth run with breastfeeding exclusively until now. Until recently, the...
I have a 5 week old that will sleep 4-6 hours at night if i let him. I have not let him go more than 4.5 hours between feedings. He is gaining weight...
I breastfed my 21 month old until 17 months and had the same supply issues and he had same problems, here goes: My newborn is 5 days old my...
I have a 6 week old baby boy, he has had issues since he was born with not gaining weight. He was born at 7 lb 4 oz. He went down to 6 12oz at...
My DD is usually a great feeder, on the breast about 8 mins for a feed every hour and a half or so, but inevitably at least a few times a day, and...
Hi all, Just had my second daughter 10 days ago, my first is 21 months, I breastfed exclusively 7 months and she did great, never a snag except some...
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