How Much Milk Should You Expect to Pump?
By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA Do you ever second-guess your milk supply after pumping? Do you compare it with the volume of milk your friend… Read More »How Much Milk Should You Expect to Pump?
By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA Do you ever second-guess your milk supply after pumping? Do you compare it with the volume of milk your friend… Read More »How Much Milk Should You Expect to Pump?
By Deanna M. Soper, PhD What is antenatal (prenatal) milk expression? Why would women do it? Antenatal milk expression (AME) refers to extracting colostrum (the… Read More »Expressing Milk Before Birth: A Tool for Use in Special Circumstances
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By Jacqueline Levine LCCE, FACCE, CD(DONA), CLC You’ve done a truly amazing thing. You nurtured a baby in your body and you birthed that baby.… Read More »For Teens: Going Back to School and Breastfeeding!
By Norma Ritter IBCLC, RLC NOTE: This is the third and final article in a series about weaning. Depending on where you live, “weaning” may… Read More »Thinking About Weaning?
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By Rachel Fenton “When will my child sleep through the night?” is a question so many mothers ask. It is a question I have asked.… Read More »Night Weaning of Older Babies and Toddlers: Mothers share their experiences