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Looking for breastfeeding help? Read our tips on the best breastfeeding positions, finding the right latch, treating sore nipples, and knowing when to quit.

Do lactation teas and cookies really work?

Do lactation teas and cookies really work?

Paediatrician Jack Newman reveals if lactation cookies and teas will actually help you produce more breast milk.

Louise Gleeson

How do I know my baby's getting enough breast milk?

How do I know my baby's getting enough breast milk?

Is your baby constantly wanting to breastfeeding? Don't worry, this doesn't mean you're not producing enough milk.

Louise Gleeson

Can I take cold medicine while breastfeeding?

Can I take cold medicine while breastfeeding?

Having a cold is never fun. But it's even worse when you're a sleep deprived mom. Here are which cold medications are safe to take while breastfeeding.

Louise Gleeson

#ThisIsMyLife: Breastfeeding—the struggle is real

#ThisIsMyLife: Breastfeeding—the struggle is real

Breastfeeding: Your boobs, everybody's business.

Leah Rumack

Bottle service: how to store, heat and clean bottles of breastmilk or formula

Bottle service: how to store, heat and clean bottles of breastmilk or formula

To keep all of the bottle-feeding dos and don’ts straight when you’re feeling bleary-eyed, tack this chart to your fridge.

Karen Robock

How to use a breast pump

How to use a breast pump

A breast pump can look a little intimidating to the uninitiated, so we’ve broken it down.

Sasha Emmons

I don't need to explain to anyone why I'm formula feeding

I don't need to explain to anyone why I'm formula feeding

After a formula feeding mom is scolded by a stranger at Target, her Facebook response goes viral.

Suzanne Barston

#HowIFeedMyBaby

#HowIFeedMyBaby

The May 2016 issue of Today's Parent is brimming with breastfeeding tips, practical bottlefeeding info, and tons of honest advice. However you feed your baby, we're here to help.

Ariel Brewster

#HowIFeedMyBaby: a letter from Sasha

#HowIFeedMyBaby: a letter from Sasha

Breastfeeding didn't work the first time around for our editor-in-chief, but she was able to nurse her second child.

Sasha Emmons

How to stop breastfeeding

How to stop breastfeeding

When you’re ready to stop breastfeeding, here’s how to wean.

Kate Lunau

5 tips for breastfeeding in public with complete confidence

5 tips for breastfeeding in public with complete confidence

It's your right to breastfeed your baby anywhere you want to—or need to. Here are some tips for breastfeeding in public.

Karen Robock

18 beautiful photos of moms breastfeeding

18 beautiful photos of moms breastfeeding

Check out these real-life photos of moms breastfeeding their babes.

Today's Parent

How do I breastfeed?

How do I breastfeed?

It all starts with the latch. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to breastfeed your baby.

Today's Parent

When is it time to stop breastfeeding?

When is it time to stop breastfeeding?

Deciding when to stop breastfeeding is a personal decision for you and your baby.

Today's Parent

How I finally got my baby to take a bottle

How I finally got my baby to take a bottle

Baby won't take a bottle? It might not be the nipple, or the position, or that he's a boob man.

Rachel Cameron

Would you breastfeed a child past age two?

Would you breastfeed a child past age two?

Two moms face off on the topic of extended breastfeeding.

Today's Parent

6 things I wish I knew about breastfeeding and exercise

6 things I wish I knew about breastfeeding and exercise

I thought that I'd be able to get back to my exercise routine easily after my baby was born—but I was wrong.

Jennifer Pinarski

Adele says breastfeeding pressure is "f*cking ridiculous"

Adele says breastfeeding pressure is "f*cking ridiculous"

After Jamie Oliver man-splains breastfeeding to women, Adele tells him what's what.

Alyssa Ashton

10 tips for breastfeeding a toddler

10 tips for breastfeeding a toddler

Breastfeeding a toddler has its benefits, but it often brings its own challenges. Make it a hassle-free experience with these tips.

Teresa Pitman

Why breastfeeding is worse than childbirth

Why breastfeeding is worse than childbirth

My baby wouldn’t latch. I had a lactation consultant, a doula and a doctor all trying to make it work. Breastfeeding did not feel natural.

Kate Daley