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What nobody ever told me about breastfeeding

What nobody ever told me about breastfeeding

Did anything about breastfeeding surprise you? We asked moms to share their most memorable lessons learned.

Today's Parent

Can you start breastfeeding after stopping?

Can you start breastfeeding after stopping?

If you stop breastfeeding, you can almost always start again. Our lactation expert has 10 tips to help you with the transition.

Teresa Pitman

Breastfeeding Diaries: "I didn’t know if I wanted to do it, so I decided to just go with the flow"

Breastfeeding Diaries: "I didn’t know if I wanted to do it, so I decided to just go with the flow"

Melissa Offner

Breastfeeding Diaries: "I watched so many videos, and none of it helped me when the real thing came”

Breastfeeding Diaries: "I watched so many videos, and none of it helped me when the real thing came”

Follow new mother Audrey Good as she learns to breastfeed baby Harvey during the first 48 hours in the hospital.

Audrey Good

How do you know if your newborn is hungry? Watch for these signs

How do you know if your newborn is hungry? Watch for these signs

Look for these baby hunger signs that signal your newborn is ready to feed. (Hint: If they're crying already, you've likely missed a few cues!)

Sadiya Dendar

How to get baby to take a bottle

How to get baby to take a bottle

Whether you’re planning on leaving for a few hours, or want some middle-of-the-night relief, here’s how to encourage your baby to take a bottle.

Alex Mlynek

How to get a baby to latch

How to get a baby to latch

Get lactation consultant Bianca Sprague's suggestions for how to get a baby to latch in this helpful video.

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How to deal with breastfeeding pain

How to deal with breastfeeding pain

Flannery Dean

7 surprising reasons breastfeeding is good for babies

7 surprising reasons breastfeeding is good for babies

If you're able to breastfeed your baby, there are all kinds of health advantages you'll pass on. Here are seven benefits you might not have heard of.

Jill Buchner

Exclusive pumping: How to breastfeed without nursing

Exclusive pumping: How to breastfeed without nursing

Why new moms choose to pump exclusively, how it works and tips for success

Jennifer Gaskill

This mom was shocked when her breastmilk turned bright pink

This mom was shocked when her breastmilk turned bright pink

Luckily, there was a simple explanation. "Safe to say I nearly had a heart attack until I realized."

Kevin John Siazon

Colostrum: Everything you need to know about this liquid gold

Colostrum: Everything you need to know about this liquid gold

Colostrum is the first milk you produce for your baby and it is pretty magical. Here is everything you need to know about colostrum.

Sydney Loney

Mom shamed for breastfeeding at Disneyland serves up the *perfect* punishment

Mom shamed for breastfeeding at Disneyland serves up the perfect punishment

This California mom was targeted by mommy-shamers— but guess who ended up #winning?

Christine Chua

How to handle oversupply and overactive letdown

How to handle oversupply and overactive letdown

Having too much breast milk—and the overactive letdown caused by it—can make breastfeeding unpleasant for both mom and baby.

Alex Mlynek

14 fun facts about boobs

14 fun facts about boobs

Did you know breastmilk sprays out of as many as 20 openings in your nipple? Watch for more awesome facts about your boobs.

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Watch this rap video to learn all you need to know about breastfeeding

Watch this rap video to learn all you need to know about breastfeeding

This rap video about the breastfeeding struggle is pure magic.

Amy Valm

This new ice cream flavour may help breastfeeding moms increase their milk supply

This new ice cream flavour may help breastfeeding moms increase their milk supply

Yes, you read it right. This is not a joke: ice cream that can help breastfeeding moms increase their milk supply. Raise your spoons, ladies!

Amy Valm

The best preparation for breastfeeding is accepting it might not happen

The best preparation for breastfeeding is accepting it might not happen

The thing that most helped me breastfeed? Deciding that it was something I wanted to do, not something I had to do.

Nicola Prentis

So, the Pope just encouraged women to openly breastfeed in church

So, the Pope just encouraged women to openly breastfeed in church

At a baptism ceremony, Pope Francis encouraged mother's to breastfeed their hungry babies.

Amy Valm

Oh yeah, we all totally look like these models while breastfeeding

Oh yeah, we all totally look like these models while breastfeeding

It's nice that supermodels are normalizing breastfeeding for the rest of us milk-stained normals.

Rachel Giese