breastfeeding

These powerful viral photos prove feeding a baby is beautiful no matter how you do it

Breast, bottle or tube, mama's love is the best supplement.

The system to support motherhood is currently broken—it’s time to fix it

Motherly is demanding change on behalf of America's moms.

The Willow pump just got even better with a reusable milk container!

Bye bye bags.

Saying ‘breast is best’ oversimplifies a complicated issue for mothers

It makes mothers feel guilty unnecessarily.

The pressure to exclusively breastfeed is hurting mothers’ mental health

Research shows there's a link between mothers with negative breastfeeding experiences and symptoms of depression.

Breastfeeding in public gave me anxiety and it was totally unexpected

To say I struggled with nursing my son is an understatement. It was a battle I faced every couple of hours. There were tears and frustrations on both of our ends. I blamed it on a lot of external things: tongue tie, nipple shape, extra milk supply. It was so easy for me to externally justify why this breastfeeding thing was so challenging for me.

How to go from breastfeeding at home to pumping at work, according to a lactation counselor

1. Consider your pumping schedule, then plan and prepare.

I learned that fed is best when I couldn’t breastfeed my son

I got to the point where I just said without emotion "tried it" whenever someone gave me advice to increase my supply.

Breastfeeding 101: 12 essentials every mama will need

Stock up on the essentials now, so you can focus on healing and bonding later.

13 breastfeeding products our editors can’t live without

Spoiler: They're a total game-changer.

7 tips for breastfeeding on a plane

Feeding baby on a flight is possible, mama.

It’s science: Breast milk can provide surprising health benefits for life, mama

Scientists now believe that maternal exposure to pathogens prior to pregnancy can influence infant health and permanently alter offspring immunity by programming their immune system.

Breastfeeding didn’t work out for me—but here’s what I gained instead

I'm not a superhero, and even the most convincing of capes couldn't change that. I'm a beautifully fragile human, who needs to be kinder to herself.

30 completely honest tips every breastfeeding mama needs after maternity leave

You'll want to bookmark this one, mama!

I learned that breastfeeding is a marathon—not a sprint

In those early newborn days, my daughter and I spent 20 hours a day in physical contact.

Quitting pumping is harder than I ever imagined

Pumping has become part of my journey of motherhood. Like motherhood itself, it's nothing like I expected. It's harder. More painful. But also rewarding. Calming and even peaceful sometimes.

Supporting breastfeeding could save the world economy almost $1 billion a *day,* says new study

[Editor’s Note: We support parents in making the best infant feeding choices…

Not all breastfeeding babies with tongue-ties automatically need to get surgery, says new study

Referrals for the procedure in the U.S. went up tenfold, from 1,200 in 1997 to 12,400 in 2012.

What I wish someone had told me about weaning

I felt prepared for breastfeeding. But there was one area where my breastfeeding education was sorely lacking: weaning.

I struggled with breastfeeding but not in the way you might think

My supply was too strong. The flow choked my infant, who gulped to try and keep up with the stream. He spit up constantly.