Happy World Breastfeeding Week 2013! This week, we will be celebrating by sharing real-life breastfeeding victories that you, our readers, shared with us! We were so thrilled to see all of the wonderful photos and heartwarming stories, and we cannot wait for you to read them all. Each day this week, we will be celebrating a different "category" all in the theme of "Breastfeeding Victories." Any of you that have breastfed know that it is never a smooth-sailing ship, so each and every story is worth a celebration! Today, we celebrate victory stories for mamas who have breastfed past a year (or more)! Our photo contest winner will be … [Read more...]
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Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week: Supportive Daddies
Happy World Breastfeeding Week 2013! This week, we will be celebrating by sharing real-life breastfeeding victories that you, our readers, shared with us! We were so thrilled to see all of the wonderful photos and heartwarming stories, and we cannot wait for you to read them all. Each day this week, we will be celebrating a different "category" all in the theme of "Breastfeeding Victories." Any of you that have breastfed know that it is never a smooth-sailing ship, so each and every story is worth a celebration! Today, we celebrate victory stories for daddies and partners! Our photo contest winner will be leading off our … [Read more...]
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week: Breastfeeding Preemies
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Happy World Breastfeeding Week 2013! This week, we will be celebrating by sharing real-life breastfeeding victories that you, our readers, shared with us! We were so thrilled to see all of the wonderful photos and heartwarming stories, and we cannot wait for you to read them all. Each day this week, we will be celebrating a different "category" all in the theme of "Breastfeeding Victories." Any of you that have breastfed know that it is never a smooth-sailing ship, so each and every story is worth a celebration! Today, we celebrate victory stories for mamas who have breastfed preemies! Our photo contest winner will be leading off … [Read more...]
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week: Tandem Breastfeeding
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Happy World Breastfeeding Week 2013! This week, we will be celebrating by sharing real-life breastfeeding victories that you, our readers, shared with us! We were so thrilled to see all of the wonderful photos and heartwarming stories, and we cannot wait for you to read them all. Each day this week, we will be celebrating a different "category" all in the theme of "Breastfeeding Victories." Any of you that have breastfed know that it is never a smooth-sailing ship, so each and every story is worth a celebration! Today, we celebrate victory stories for mamas who have tandem breastfed! Our photo contest winner will be leading off our … [Read more...]
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week: Breastfeeding Multiples
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Happy World Breastfeeding Week 2013! This week, we will be celebrating by sharing real-life breastfeeding victories that you, our readers, shared with us! We were so thrilled to see all of the wonderful photos and heartwarming stories, and we cannot wait for you to read them all. Each day this week, we will be celebrating a different "category" all in the theme of "Breastfeeding Victories." Any of you that have breastfed know that it is never a smooth-sailing ship, so each and every story is worth a celebration! Today, we celebrate victory stories for mamas who have breastfed multiples! Our photo contest winner will be leading off our … [Read more...]
Weaning from Breastfeeding: 7 Things for Moms to Consider
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Weaning from breastfeeding: I have successfully done this with four children. Okay, that’s not true. I have successfully weaned one child. The first three weaned themselves. Well, maybe that’s not true either. I guess it depends on how you define weaning. If I remember my La Leche League literature correctly, weaning from breastfeeding technically begins as soon you introduce solid food into your child’s diet. In that case, I began weaning all my kids around six months of age. Sometime eighteen months to two years later, they competed the process themselves. They simply lost interest over time (maybe with a little … [Read more...]
8 Surprising Benefits of Breastfeeding for Mom
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Breastfeeding is the norm. It’s what are bodies were created to do. Not only is breast milk far superior to formula and provides baby with many health benefits now and in the future, but breast milk also provides many health benefits to you as the mama! You probably knew there are dozens of benefits of breastfeeding for your baby. But did you know that as a mom, there are benefits of breastfeeding for you too? 1. Reduces Mom's Cancer Risk Possibly on of the most loudly touted benefits of breastfeeding is it’s potential to reduce the risk of cancer. Breastfeeding has been shown to lower the risk of breast, ovarian, uterine, and endometrial … [Read more...]
Lump in Breast While Breastfeeding: Is it Mastitis or a Plugged Duct?
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Ah, all the wonderful benefits from breastfeeding! Breastfeeding promotes bonding between mom and baby. Breastfeeding is the best thing that you can give to your new baby, and it also helps mom relax in those first few weeks after bringing baby home. Nothing is more special than laying with your baby, enjoying those new baby smells and sounds..until you get that sharp pain and a lump in breast while breastfeeding. What the heck is that? I remember when I was pregnant with my son, now 3 months old. I had a terrible breastfeeding experience with my first 2 children and wonderful experiences with my other 2 children. Here I thought I knew … [Read more...]
Is a Breastfeeding Class Really Necessary?
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Before having a child, a lot of parents like to take classes to help them prepare for the brand new baby they are going to be bringing into this world. One class most hospitals and other facilities offer is a breastfeeding class. It's usually a low cost class, one or two nights, that explains nearly all of the details of breastfeeding. But are these classes really necessary? Won't breastfeeding come naturally? These may be some questions you are asking yourself, so here is a little information about breastfeeding classes to help you answer those questions. What Will You Learn At a Breastfeeding Class? Each breastfeeding class will vary a … [Read more...]
Benefits of Breastfeeding for Baby: Real Health Advantages
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.The nutritional advantage breast milk provides translates into real, tangible short and long-term health benefits of breastfeeding for baby. Despite scientific advances, breast milk is still superior to formula. Before we dig in, I want to mention that the primary source I used in my research for this post is the report: Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries.1 This document includes information from 400 different studies on breastfeeding. As the title states, it examines breastfeeding outcomes in only developed countries. This is significant because some argue that we see such positive outcomes … [Read more...]
