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Breastfeeding challenges in the early weeks--find information and support here!
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...
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...
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Important: This forum is for information and support purposes only. La Leche League International is not responsible for any information obtained in...
I was diagnosed with mastitis and I have been on Dicloxacillin for 24 hours. I still feel achey, especially the mass in my breast, so i've been using...
My baby is 2 weeks old and has started sucking his fingers. He is not fussy or vigorously sucking just calmly sucking for a few minutes. Does this...
Hi this is my very first thread and I'm hoping I can get some help. I had my daughter at 35.5 weeks. Since she is my first and was a premie, I had...
Okay, I've just quoted "The Princess Bride" there. But this is a very serious problem. When I first started breastfeeding I was an idiot; I knew...
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 2-month-old daughter was diagnosed last week (Friday) with reflux. At that appointment the doctor was also concerned about her weight, which was...
My 8 week old daughter and I have struggled with breastfeeding from the start. We've seen many specialists and LCs and I just wanted to get more help...
Hey all, I am so happy to join you here i live in US alone with my husband and got so confusing advices from too many people and discovered they...
The first 4 days of my baby's life I didn't have any milk, I hadn't dropped. When I finally dropped I started breast feeding and supplementing...
Hello! I am new to the forum and have a 7 week old beautiful daughter, at first breastfeeding was going well(first 2 weeks) and at week 3 she...
Hello! New mommy of a 9 week old baby boy here. I basically need just some encouragement and reassurance that I am not screwing things up. ;) ...
My 3 week old is a super feeder but was spitting up a lot every time he fed. He also was seeming colicky. I read articles yesterday that it may be a...
Hi all, I have a 2 week old (corrected age, baby is 9 weeks but was 7 weeks premature). I am going away for my friends hen party on saturday night. I...
Dear all, My son recently enjoys and sucks my left breasts more than my right one. When I place him and dock him to my right one he sucks couple of...
My newborn was favoring one of my breast not sucking the right one. Thanks to you we solved that problem. but now my milk is running low in my right...
Can anyone provide me with a leader # or anyone willing to help my newborn grandson in Colorado Springs with latching on? He's 64 hrs old, parents...
Hi, I just noticed today that one of my twin girls possibly has tongue tie. She's just over 5 weeks and has been breastfeeding since birth and has...
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...
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...
Hey ladies, I need some advice. I have been having some OALD issues with my 5-week old DD, which has led to some fussiness at the breast and gas. We...
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