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Baby Feeding Guide & Schedules

Whether you're formula feeding, breastfeeding or a combo of both, nourishing your baby is top of mind. Discover optimal feeding schedules—and amounts—for every week, along with expert-based advice to ensure your baby is well nourished from day one.

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Many daycares don’t allow breast milk after 1 year of age

There’s a disconnect between medical guidance around extended breastfeeding and many mothers’ lived experience.

Updated May. 30, 2024
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Breastfeeding is a marathon—and women’s bodies pay the price

We love our babies more than anything, and sometimes we feel like we have to sacrifice ourselves in order to prove our devotion.

Updated Aug. 14, 2024
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To the mama with low milk supply: You are resilient and more than enough

It was only after I had made peace with no longer breastfeeding my son, that the right tools fell into my lap and the milk began to flow. After many months of striving, I could finally exhale.

Updated Mar. 05, 2024
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Milk, tears and mastitis paranoia: Hazy adventures in early breastfeeding

I think you must be what Rumi was writing about—“the universe in ecstatic motion.”

Updated Feb. 09, 2024

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FDA sets new limits on lead in baby food—what parents need to know

This new update aims to reduce lead exposure in young children.

Updated Feb. 17, 2025
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New report suggests that tongue-ties might be overdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgeries

Tongue-tie diagnoses have increased significantly over the past two decades.

Updated Aug. 05, 2024
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Study shows no significant nutritional differences in baby-led weaning vs. spoon-feeding

Babies consumed the same number of calories whether they fed themselves solids or were spoon-fed.

Updated Jul. 02, 2024
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It’s time to talk about post-weaning anxiety

More than 50% of mothers experience anxiety after weaning, a survey from Aeroflow Breastpumps shows.

Updated Feb. 02, 2024
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A step-by-step guide to combination feeding

Combination feeding gives your baby the benefits of breastmilk with a bit more flexibility.

Updated Aug. 24, 2023
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Scared of breastfeeding? An expert shares tips on overcoming common breastfeeding fears

Sometimes the pressure that we put on ourselves to succeed in our breastfeeding journey is heavy.

Updated Jul. 26, 2024
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Is nipple confusion real?

A lactation consultant explains what’s really going on.

Updated Jul. 26, 2024
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How to help a colicky baby

Whether you're formula feeding, breastfeeding or a combo of both, nourishing your…

Updated Jul. 13, 2023
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7 breastfeeding nutrition myths we’d like to clear up

Can you (finally) drink coffee? What's the deal with lactation cookies? Here's the lowdown.

Updated Jun. 08, 2023
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5 tips to making safe, brain-boosting baby food at home

Worried about heavy metal exposure in baby food? A developmental neurobiologist and co-founder of Cerebelly shares how to reduce the risk while also boosting your baby's brain health.

Updated Jan. 27, 2023
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Ice for mastitis? New breastfeeding guidelines change everything we thought we knew

An updated clinical protocol from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine offers new recommendations on dealing with everything from oversupply to plugged ducts—including common tactics that they say hurt more than help.

Updated Feb. 16, 2023
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No-Stress Feeding Resource Guide

Babies eat like it’s their job—but it doesn’t have to be hard work for either of you. These tools and resources will support you every step of the way.

Updated Jan. 09, 2023
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