breastfeeding

When breastfeeding hurts: 7 possible causes and solutions, mama

From raw nipples to a bacterial infection, here are some reasons why you may be experiencing pain during breastfeeding and tips to help reduce pain.

Can pandemic stress affect your milk supply?

Pandemic stress may impact your breastfeeding—but perhaps not in the ways you think.

Breastfeeding for weight loss is a harmful message for postpartum moms

It's not about "bouncing back."

Kourtney on breastfeeding struggles triggering postpartum depression

"I’ve been through this. How am I struggling so much with my second baby? Shouldn’t I have more control of the outcome?"

Yasmin on spending months fighting to find help for postpartum depression

"'I’m sorry, it sounds like you may just have the baby blues,' were the words that came out of the nurse’s mouth at my OB’s office when I called every day for a week begging for help at one-week postpartum."

Healing from birth trauma: My journey to being heard and understood

"I thought as a mental health professional myself, I would be more aware of what I was going though and of the impact it had on me, but I was so lost, so sucked into the pain and loneliness and suffering, that I couldn't see through the fog."

This is breastfeeding: Living your life in 3-hour increments

I amaze myself at what I can accomplish while the clock is ticking.

COVID-19 has made moms even more committed to breastfeeding, says new survey

And when moms return to the office employers will need to be prepared.

5 essential products for summer breastfeeding

The boob sweat is real, mama.

21 breastfeeding portraits that show the strength and vulnerability of new motherhood

The complexity of breastfeeding is what photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor set out to explore in her now-viral portrait series, Milk.

Magazine cover goes viral because breastfeeding is beautiful (and so is Black motherhood)

Some people still say moms shouldn't breastfeed in public—so this magazine put it on the cover.

How to treat mastitis, thrush & other common breastfeeding issues

You may experience some bumps along your breastfeeding path. Don’t worry; these…

I thought I’d be done with breastfeeding by now, but the world had other plans

Our accidentally-and-then-on-purpose extended breastfeeding has proved to be a gift for both of us.

Making a bottle with one hand is easier than ever 🙌

Every newborn moms needs this multitasking tool.

I loved breastfeeding my child—until I didn’t

I had no idea what breastfeed aversion was until it happened to me.

Brittany on finding help at the Alexis Joy D’Achille Center for Perinatal Mental Health

"I was listened to. I was recognized and taken seriously."

Mastitis vs thrush: What they are and how to treat them

We all have unique breastfeeding journeys and unexpected problems can pop up along the way.

Considering relactation in the midst of formula shortages? A midwife explains what you need to know

It is possible to start breastfeeding again, but it requires a large commitment.

Coronavirus has changed birth + postpartum forever

It shouldn't take a global pandemic to change the way our country supports women, but since it did, let's hope these changes stick.

Can you breastfeed after weaning, adopting or using a surrogate?

The short answer: Yes.