Category Archives: Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for most infants. It can also reduce the risk for certain health conditions for both infants and mothers.

Breastfeeding is when you feed your baby breast milk, usually directly from your breast. It’s also called nursing. Making the decision to breastfeed is a personal matter. It’s also one that’s likely to draw opinions from friends and family.

Many medical experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, strongly recommend breastfeeding exclusively (no formula, juice, or water) for 6 months. After the introduction of other foods, it recommends continuing to breastfeed through the baby’s first year of life.

Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting QA

Co-Nursing – Is It Safe for Your Baby?

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Co-nursing Have you ever wished for an extra set of boobs to help you out during those late-night feedings? Co-nursing is precisely what it looks like: two mothers, either biological or adopted, breastfeed their child. Co-nursing, also known as cross-nursing, is a practice in which one woman’s child is cared for by another. This is […]

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Things that you should know about breastfeeding, especially during the pandemic.

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Breastfeeding provides babies with the healthy nutrition that they need. Breast Milk provides the finest nutrients for babies and protects them from disease. However, breastfeeding disruption can decrease milk supply, the newborn refusing to accept the breast and reducing the beneficial immunological components found in breastmilk. On the other hand, mothers will be understandably concerned, […]

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The Benefits of Breastfeeding for Both Mother and Baby

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Breastfeeding is one of the initial ways to feed your newborn baby. It provides all the nutrients and strength to your infant's body. In addition, it protects your infant from diseases and sickness that can occur in a newborn baby's initial months.

Breastfeeding is one of the initial ways to feed your newborn baby. It provides all the nutrients and strength to your infant’s body. In addition, it protects your infant from diseases and sickness that can occur in a newborn baby’s initial months. Breast milk can be fed directly from the breast, expressed by hand, or […]

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Breastfeeding can improve blood sugar levels. Know how?

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Can breastfeeding woman have citrus fruits?

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Early Weaning From Breastfeeding: Causes and Prevention

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If you are not yet aware of the phrase weaning from breastfeeding then it means your baby is going to start relying on your breast milk lesser and lesser. Instead, it will prefer other alternative forms of food to receive the same nourishment like solid foods and baby formulas. When a baby has completely weaned, […]

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At the time of breastfeeding proper caring is necessary for a mother to be energetic enough to carry out the process. In this blog, we will discuss the sample vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets you can consume during your breastfeeding phase. Diets You Can Consume Having a balanced diet is required for the new mother and […]

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Can I drink alcohol while breastfeeding?

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Pregnancy is the time of a lot of changes a soon-to-be mom faces. The first thing many mom’s quit during pregnancy is drinking alcohol. And, as soon as they deliver the baby, they start drinking alcohol. But, the question of having alcohol while breastfeeding haunts the mind of every other mom who haves it. In […]

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