How I Increased My Breast Milk Supply – and You Can, Too!

The Economics of Breast Milk Pam Gaulin When the first drop of breast milk flows out it is a huge relief for moms, both physically and emotionally. As baby grows and her habits change, from how often she eats to how frequently she soils her diapers, breast feeding moms often wonder if their baby is [...]

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How to Store and Freeze Breast Milk Proper Steps to Storing Breast Milk

Brandy A Wash and Sterilize Everything that comes into contact with the milk should be as clean as possible. Even your hands. So you should start by washing your hand thoroughly, getting the water as hot as you can manage. Next, the bottles need to be sterilized, as well as the containers, nipples, and pumps [...]

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My baby does not breast feed!

Is Your Baby On A Nursing Strike? by Alisa Ikeda Babies are notorious for fooling their moms into thinking they’re weaning. Beginning at around three to five months or later, some babies abruptly refuse to nurse. Known as a “nursing strike,” periods during which babies stop breastfeeding for several days can be caused by any [...]

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Does Breastfeeding on Demand Spoil Children?

Does Breastfeeding on Demand Spoil Children? by Mizin Kawasaki, M.D. Women have been warned for decades that they will spoil their children if they respond too readily to their children’s needs: mothers are supposed to approach babies and children with restraint and keep them at a distance. Thus, child-rearing experts admonish parents that babies should [...]

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Breastfeeding: Comfort versus Nutrition

Breastfeeding: Comfort versus Nutrition by Kathryn Orlinsky A very common statement about older nurslings is that they nurse mainly for comfort rather than for nutritional needs. Children who only nurse when upset or tired, or who eat a large quantity or variety of other foods often fall into this category. Is this an accurate depiction? [...]

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Breastfeeding – Starting Out Right

Breastfeeding – Starting Out Right by Jack Newman, M.D., FRCPC Breastfeeding is the natural, physiologic way of feeding infants and young children, and human milk is the milk made specifically for human infants. Formulas made from cow’s milk or soybeans (most formulas, even “designer formulas”) are only superficially similar, and advertising which states otherwise is [...]

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The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact

The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact by Jack Newman, M.D., FRCPC There are now a multitude of studies that show that mothers and babies should be together, skin to skin (baby naked, not wrapped in a blanket) immediately after birth, as well as later. The baby is happier, the baby’s temperature is more stable [...]

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Breastfeeding Baby Refuses Bottle

Subject: Breastfeeding Baby Refuses Bottle QUESTION: I’m trying to get my 3-month-old son to take a bottle for when I have to go out, and he absolutely refuses. I’ve tried every different nipple on the market, and he just won’t drink from them – even when it’s my breast milk. How can I get him [...]

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Breast feeding does not cause cavities!

Big Bad Cavities: Breastfeeding Is Not the Cause by Lisa Reagan “You’re going to have to stop nursing your son or sacrifice his teeth!” the dentist proclaimed. “But diabetes runs rampant in my family,” I sputtered, “and nursing Collins until he’s ready to wean himself is one of his only defenses.” “Well, it’s your choice,” [...]

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Benefits of breastfeeding ..

( وننزل من القرآن ما هو شفاء ورحمة للمؤمنين) الإسراء 82 Breastfeed your baby even if with your eye-drops … ! There are many benefits of breastfeeding , some of them will be discussed here : For the mother: – Protects against post-partum uteritis. – Helps stop bleeding resulting from delivery, thus preventing loss of [...]

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