Breastfeeding: Getting Started

Getting Started

Breastfeeding information, including (but not limited to!) preparing for breastfeeding, the early days and first year of breastfeeding, common breastfeeding challenges and concerns, and general breastfeeding matters and inspiration.

Recent Articles


	More Ways to Use Breastmilk From the treatment of acne to banishing warts, breastmilk has many medicinal uses.
	Primal Love A mother discovers that her whole being is wired to bond with her child.
	The Milk of Life: Breastfeeding in the Sultanate of Oman In some places, babies come first.
	Breathing In, I Am Nursing My Baby: Breastfeeding as a Spiritual Practice This mother learned to feed her child—and her soul.
	You and Your LC Ten questions to ask a lactation consultant to make sure she's really the right one for you.
	Breastfeeding & Bedsharing Still Useful (and Important) after All These Years Internationally renowned sleep researcher James McKenna examines the biological imperative of cosleeping.
	Breastfeeding Triplets: Advice from Successful Moms It is crucial to remember that nursing three children at once, although more difficult than nursing one child, is possible.
	Visualizing Breastfeeding Success Visualization is just a fancy word for something we do all the time. Try this simple visualization for breastfeeding success.

Resources

Breastfeeding Resources
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