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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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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