Breastfeeding gets a lot of hype and for good reason! It provides the optimal nutrition for your baby, is custom made, easily digested and its composition changes with age, stage and during illnesses.
I’m not supposed to say that I breastfeed my 3-year-old because I like it. I’m supposed to say he needs it, he won’t quit. That I’m surrendering my body and time on the altar of attentive, attached ...
How you feed your baby is a very personal choice. Breastfeeding provides benefits to both the baby and the mother’s health and is convenient, hygienic and free, but it's perfectly OK to feed your baby ...
MANILA, Philippines — On the website of the World Health Organization, it says that “breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival.” Breast milk is described as ...
Breastfeeding is natural, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. In fact, for many moms it’s way harder and less intuitive than expected. There’s surprisingly A LOT to know about feeding babies! Taking a ...
When I got pregnant, I felt quite ambivalent about breastfeeding. Like many, I thought we'd give it a go and if it worked for us, great. If it didn't, I'd bottle feed. I dutifully joined prenatal ...
Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Heath Organization recommend infants be exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of life, with the WHO recommending continued breastfeeding ...
Navigating life as a new mom is far from easy. You’re juggling taking care of a brand-new baby, managing your household, and squeezing in time to feed and bathe yourself, all while feeling sleep ...