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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 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...
Hi everyone, I have an 11 day old who all of a sudden is SUPER gassy, pulling off breast, making clicking noise, etc. After reading all these posts,...
So, I'm currently trying to wean my 8 week old off the nipple shield but have decided to ease the "pressure" off the both of us and I've decided...
So just as we were getting things under control in my house with some gas drops that were really helping tons, my daughter starting getting episodes...
My little boy is 10 weeks old. I have endured 10 weeks of painful breast feeding in hopes that things will get better as everyone tells me. I have...
Hi, I just had my son on the 1st and I have been breast feeding him almost the whole time (he had/has jaundice and didn't have much of an appetite...
My DD is almost 4 weeks old and we have been struggling since day 1 with breastfeeding. This is my 3rd child and I have had issues with all 3. The...
I suspected reflux in my DD, but when I went down the checklist of classic reflux symptoms she didn't fit all of them. Most of what I got was "it's a...
Hi Everyone- I was breastfeeding but with my sons tongue tie and his inability to suck enough to transfer milk we have moved to bottle feeding and...
Just a quick question, I have a two week old baby girl have been exclusively breastfeeding I am really pleased with how everything is going and...
I had my baby 2 days ago (first time mom)and she is a little jaundiced. I hear this makes them more sleepy than usual. I've been having a really...
First, I should say I breast fed my son for over 2 years as a SAHM. It was trying but I don't remember it being as hard as my little 7 week old...
Hi, I have a 10 week old baby and have been breastfeeding from the start, since round 7 weeks she seems to be a lot fussier feeding - she takes...
Anyone have advice for a mom-2-be again? I'm 27 weeks pregnant with my second DD and wasn't sure if there's anything different to know, like does...
My daughter is 4 days old and tonight when I went to feed her, my nipples on both breast would not get hard. This has not been an issue before. Is...
Hi, I am a new mom of a 4 week old baby. He was born at 38 weeks and I put him to breast almost immediately he was born. He became good at...
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