Recent Baby Blog | Nursing Help PostsWhat La Leche League Can Do For Youby tedgar10 Oct 2009 11:42 PMYes, I sound like a PR person for La Leche League, I know. But really - how many of you think that La Leche League is an organization for radical breastfeeders? Hands up! Ok, check. That's what I thought too. However, that was until I actually met the folks in our local group. Setting Up a Nursing Tableby tedgar06 Oct 2009 12:23 AMWhen my daughter came home from the hospital, we were still in the throes of learning how to nurse. I found it quite challenging. She had a tiny mouth and a weak sucking reflex because she was a little bit early. How to Increase Your Milk Supplyby Mary Ann Romans20 Apr 2009 11:03 AMIf you are worried that your young baby isn't gaining as much weight as you think he should, or if you don't feel as though you are producing enough milk, you may want to try some methods to increase your milk supply. Here are some tips. Ask a Baby Blogger: Breastfeeding After a Biopsyby Valorie Delp26 Mar 2008 03:53 AMQuestion: I have a suspicious looking mole on my left areola that I have to have removed May 8th. Breastfeeding has been going very well and I wonder if I will be able to continue to bf. Ask a Baby Blogger: You Said Not to Pump. . .But They Said to Pumpby Valorie Delp06 Feb 2008 07:11 AMQuestion: Hi. I've read most of your blogs on breastfeeding and first, thank you so much. We've had a rough start and my baby was in the NICU for a few weeks so I had to pump. Ask a Baby Blogger: Can I Still Be Vegan and Breastfeed?by Valorie Delp23 Nov 2007 07:47 AMQuestion: I've read some stories about vegan parents who malnourished their baby while breastfeeding. Should I not breastfeed so that my baby can be healthy? And if I shouldn't breastfeed, what else should I feed my baby? Cow's milk? Soy milk? Thanks for your response. 5 Common Breastfeeding Mistakes that New Moms Makeby Valorie Delp11 Aug 2007 04:43 PMThe CDC announced recently that while more women are breastfeeding than even a few years ago, they're still not doing it for long enough. I have said before that I believe the number one reason women quit breastfeeding is for lack of support and information. Ask a Baby Blogger: A Toddler's Proper Place on the Weight Chartsby Valorie Delp09 Aug 2007 06:06 AMQuestion: My youngest is one and starting to lose ground on the charts. All of my kids went through this when they started becoming very active and I night weaned. My ped wants me to stop breastfeeding and put him on whole milk. I want to continue to breastfeed. Ask a Baby Blogger: Extra Water for Breastfed Babies?by Valorie Delp30 Jun 2007 10:12 AMThe question: It is so hot here, I think it was over 100 degrees yesterday. I breastfeed my 2 month old daughter. My mother in law told me that it was so hot I should give her some extra water out of a bottle to make sure she doesn't get dehydrated. Un-confusing the Nipple Confused Babyby Valorie Delp10 Apr 2007 09:22 AMJust in case I didn't make the point perfectly clear in my last blog, the easiest thing to do is to avoid nipple confusion entirely by not giving the baby anything besides your breast until breastfeeding is well established--this includes pacifiers and/or bottles of expressed milk! Recent Blog Comments tedgar says... "Yes, my daughter was a champ in the pee department." Dionna says... "We started late, too - about 7 months." |
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