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Healthy Diet for Breastfeeding Mothers
Breastfeeding offers your baby all of the nutrients she needs, but ensuring that you get all of your needed nutrients takes more effort. A balanced diet provides your body the fuel it needs to make it through the sleepless nights and full days of meeting your infant’s needs. You don’t need to go on a strict diet while breastfeeding, but certain guidelines help you feel better without affecting your breast milk supply.
New Law Helps Breastfeeding Mothers
Life should get a little more comfortable for working, nursing mothers thanks to Obama’s new healthcare plan.
Breastfeeding Tips for Working Mothers
Working and breastfeeding are not mutually exclusive. In the days of pioneers, women tended farms and took breaks to nurse babies. These days, working moms contend with long meetings, commuting or an unsympathetic boss or human resource department. Despite these things, many working women have managed to successfully nurse babies. A few breastfeeding tips can help a working mother navigate this challenging territory.
Breastfeeding Tips for New Mothers
The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages new mothers to breastfeed their babies because breast milk represents the best form of nutrition for young infants. While infant formula does contain much of the nutrition that a baby needs, it does not provide the same immune system-boosting benefits as breast milk. Though completely natural, breastfeeding doesn’t come easy for some moms and babies.
Navigating Common Breastfeeding Concerns During the Uncertainty of a Pandemic
Breastfeeding can be complicated and difficult enough during “normal” times. However, new mothers’ concerns become magnified during a pandemic when in-person resources, like local breastfeeding classes, are not as available. As a certified lactation consultant, I’m here to help by sharing answers to the most common breastfeeding questions and concerns I receive from clients and…