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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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:confused: Need help fast my little one is extremely gasey and is falling asleep while nursing. She is only 4 days old. HELP
Hi Everyone- My son nursed like a champ in the hospital- he's a big guy and latched well from day one. Now we're home and my breasts have changed...
HI! I am sure someone out there has faced this at one time or another! My DD is 9 days old today. In the hospital she would latch, though I was...
My daughter is one week old and last night and seems like she has been some kind of gastric distress. Her stomach seems a little puffy and she was...
I'm talking really slow eating. It takes this child (she's a little over 9 weeks) at least 20 minutes and usually 30 to finish one side. And, she...
Thanks in advance for your response :)
I am new here, and I hope some of you can help. I am absolutely devastated that my newborn refuses to nurse. I have a 4 year old that I...
My DH is 2 months 1 week old. A couple of weeks ago I had to stop nursing my LO because I was sick and on meds that were bad for her. We are back...
At three weeks, we introduced bottles of pumped milk because our baby was having latching/suction-breaking problems that led to her throwing up...
Just to give you guys a look at whats going on.. DS is 9 weeks old :-) I recently went back to work(last week), while at Daycare DS would eat 8-12...
I have to go back to work in Jan (2nd) and my little O is having a lot of difficulty with the bottle. She is refusing to take it. She has only had...
My sweet daughter does not seem to be breasfeeding as well as she has been today. She is not able to feed as long and I worried that something is...
My LO is 8 weeks and she's been gaining weight 10lbs 10 oz was 7lbs 11oz at birth, but I still can't get her lower lip to uncurl and open more. I did...
I have pinched nipples every time my LO comes off the breast, and now I have blisters forming. Not to mention pain. I went to see a lactation...
I have been unable to breastfeed for 10 days due to medication I was on for abcessed mastitis. My eight week old has been on formula and a bottle...
For a proper latch, is your nipple supposed to aim towards the middle of the baby's mouth or toward its roof? Every book I have says something...
I want to know how you've done it, since most moms I know say it's close to impossible since newborns hardly sleep and since they are either crying...
My daughter is 5 days old and breastfeeding has been very challenging. After birth she did not urinate in the first 24 hours and was given some...
:( Is nursing ok still if I were to get ill? I have school aged children and nasty coughs and the such are going around so I'm just wondering if I...
Help Friends, My LO has been BF every hour since she turned 3 weeks till now at 7 1/2 weeks. So what's going to happen when I go back to work in...
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