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  • Why Do I Feel Upset While Breastfeeding: D-MER

    Why Do I Feel Upset While Breastfeeding: D-MER Mothers’ mental health is an important discussion that everyone should engage with. Caring for a new...

  • How to Make Pumping on the Job Work for You

    How to Make Pumping on the Job Work for You   Sometimes it seems like when you just have mastered breastfeeding, work calls for you. Some mothers w...

  • What is Comfort Nursing?

    It may seem like your baby is attached at your nipple all the time when you first start breastfeeding. But did you know that some mothers spend eve...

  • Treatments for Mastitis

    Mastitis is a painful condition that occurs when a plugged duct leads to breast milk stasis (the milk stops moving), or when an introduction of bac...

  • THC and Breast Milk: Is it Dangerous?

    In the 2020 elections, 15 states legalized marijuana with 33 states allowing for the sale of medical marijuana. As of 2020, 93 million Americans li...

  • What is Tandem Nursing?

    Every breastfeeding story is unique. Some women choose to breastfeed for a few months, a year or more, or not at all. Some women decide to continue...

  • How to do a Therapeutic Breast Massage and Hand Express Milk

    By: Jordan Berns The subject of breast pain is an important one to talk about, especially because mastitis, plugged ducts, and engorgement are the ...

  • The Price of Breastfeeding: WIC in Lower Income Communities

    The Price of Breastfeeding: WIC in Lower Income Communities Did you know that breastfeeding not only offers great health benefits, but financial ad...

  • Mastitis and Other Diseases Carried Through Breast Milk

    Mastitis and Other Diseases Carried Through Breast Milk By: Jordan Berns Some women have a pain-free time breastfeeding, but 10 to 33% of women exp...

  • Heart to Heart: Breastfeeding and Cardiovascular Health

      By: Jordan Berns The impact of breast milk on infants is well-documented: it can help them build stronger immune systems while reducing their cha...

  • The Link Between Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer

    By: Jordan Berns Doctors often talk about breast milk’s long and short-term health benefits for babies. But did you know that breastfeeding can hel...

  • How Breastfeeding Protects Babies’ Immune Systems

    How Breastfeeding Protects Babies’ Immune Systems By: Jordan Berns Everyone knows that moms are superheroes when it comes to protecting their babie...