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Breast Milk
Feeding your baby breast milk is recommended because of the nutritional benefits it provides. Learn about your milk supply, what makes breast milk so good for your baby, and how to store breast milk.Also be sure to check out our section on breast pumping.
Combining Breastfeeding With Formula
Introducing some formula to your baby's diet may actually help you keep nursing longer.
Storing Breast Milk
Breast milk is chock-full of nutrients and antibodies that babies need to survive and thrive, but storing that milk improperly can degrade those important properties. Here's what you need to know to keep your liquid gold, well, golden.
What's In Your Breast Milk?
Many medicines and drinks--even certain foods--can affect your baby if you're nursing. Here's how to make sure you both stay safe and healthy.
Amazing! Viral Photo Shows How Breastmilk Changes for Baby's Needs
An Arkansas mom noticed her breastmilk changed when her baby was sick.
One Mom's Battle to Bring Breast Milk on a Flight
"Thanks so much to your staff for their complete lack of compassion for a tired mom who really just wants to get home to her babies," the frustrated mama wrote.
How to Do the Football Breastfeeding Position
Find out how to do this common breastfeeding position.
7 Easy and Delicious Lactation Smoothies
Producing enough breastmilk can be a challenge (right?), and many nursing moms swear by nutrient-packed lactation smoothies to generate more of that liquid gold. So pull out the blender and whip up a luscious, creamy smoothie perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a filling snack.
6 Natural Ways to Boost Milk Production
Even though your new baby is the center of your world, you need to take care of you in order to feed her. Here's six ways to naturally boost your breast milk production.
We Love This Mom's Awesome Photo of 200 Ounces of Breast Milk She Plans to Donate
A mom who once struggled to breastfeed now hopes to spread an important message about milk donation.
5 Myths About Breastfeeding--Busted!
When you're breastfeeding, everyone around you has thoughts and 'helpful' tips. To help you sort through the noise, here's the truth behind the most common myths.
25 Things That Go Through Your Mind When You're Pumping Breastmilk
Love it or hate it, if you're pumping breastmilk, you're likely spending a lot of time each day attached to a battery-powered contraption. So what goes through your mind as you sit and listen to that whirring? We asked Parents readers on Facebook to tell us what they really think when they're pumping.
Babies Are What They Eat
With so many toxins, medications, and dangerous foods out there, what's a nursing mom to do?
How to Store Breast Milk
Important tips on how to safely and securely store breast milk for future feedings.
How to Do the Cross Cradle Breastfeeding Position
Find out how to do this common breastfeeding position.
Breast Pumping Made Easy
Planning to express your breast milk? Set yourself up for success with these time-saving tips.
How to Do the Straddle Breastfeeding Position
Find out how to do this common breastfeeding position.
Dad Pleas for Breastmilk for Baby After Wife Dies Suddenly
A dad hopes to honor the wishes of his son's late mother by having him exclusively breastfed for a year.
The Do's and Don'ts of Weaning
It's best to have a plan when weaning your little one. We tell you how to make the process go as smoothly as possible for you and your little one.
Storing Breast Milk
Breast milk is chock-full of nutrients and antibodies that babies need to survive and thrive, but storing that milk improperly can degrade those important properties. Here's what you need to know to keep your liquid gold, well, golden.