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Q&A: Weaning From The Breast: How long does it take for the milk to dry up?
Q I have been breastfeeding my baby since birth. I need to go back to work in 1 week. I need to wean her from my breasts. She is taking the bottle very well. Please advise how do I stop the lactation? I have severe engorgement, de...
Q&A: Increasing Your Milk Supply
Q I am the mother of a three-month-old and am not happy with the amount of milk she is getting. Breastfeeding never really got off to a good start with me. I tried without using the formula for 11 days, but finally had to give in ...
Q&A: Not Enough Milk in the First Weeks of Breastfeeding
Q Dear Wendy, When my infant was born, I had no milk. My midwife said to keep trying. The only problem was I would only get an ounce of milk in 24 hours. Everyone told me that I had no milk. When they had their children, their mil...
Q&A: Recurring Mastitis
Q My daughter is ten months old, still nursing eagerly. I'm currently enduring my eighth or ninth bout of mastitis. Fever, soreness, lump, aches, the whole thing. Isn't this a bit unusual? I've seen the doctor, who never gives me ...
"Why Is my Breast so Swollen and Red?"
One day while nursing my son, I noticed that it was quite a painful experience, more than just ordinary discomfort associated with the letdown while nursing. This was shockingly painful. I noticed, too, that I started to feel al...
Breastfeeding while Pregnant
So you’ve passed the home pregnancy test… you’re pregnant with your next baby! Does this mean the end to nursing your baby/toddler? Why, no! You may be surprised to learn that you can indeed continue nursing during, throughout, an...
Breastfeeding - How to Lose While Baby Gains
If you're among the lucky few whose pregnancy pounds have "just melted away," we applaud you. Thanks for visiting; no need to read further. But if you vacillate between longing to fit into those old (and now amazingly petite-looki...
Sore Nipples
The best treatment of sore nipples is prevention. The best prevention is latching the baby on properly from the first day. Sore nipples are usually due to one or both of two causes. Either the baby is not positioned and latched pr...
Taking Medication & Breastfeeding
Over the years, many, many, many women have been wrongly told to stop breastfeeding. The decision about continuing breastfeeding when the mother must take a drug, for example, involves more than consideration of whether the medica...
Breastfeeding and Guilt
One of the most powerful arguments many health professionals, government agencies and formula company manufacturers make for not promoting and supporting breastfeeding is that we should "not make the mother feel guilty for not br...