How To Confidently Nurse Your Baby In Public If you’re like me, sticking around the house is pretty nice when your baby is a newborn. You can sleep in, watch a little TV, eat when you’re hungry (just like your baby!) and wear whatever you want. For awhile, you can stay in your “own little [...]

One of the most important things is to make sure that you breastfeed your baby properly. According to a research by the University of New York, it has been documented that babies who get breastfed for at least 6 to 8 months, turn out to be healthier and happier adults. As you can surmise, this [...]

<—– 11. Emergency Tactics Sucking is probably the most natural soothing technique for an infant and the one that the infant does himself instinctively. This self-soothing technique begins in utero for the baby when he learns how to suck his thumb. Interestingly, not only does the infant suck to nourish himself, but he sucks to [...]

Eventually it’s time to stop breastfeeding your child. But exactly when should a mother stop breastfeeding her child. The answer, of course, is that there is not a set time to stop. Some mothers will stop much sooner than most and some will carry on breastfeeding long after than is strictly necessary. Most doctors would [...]

National Breastfeeding Awareness Week is a UK-wide annual event that has taken place in England since 1993. Run by the Department of Health, the goal of the week is to highlight that breastfeeding is the healthiest feeding option for babies and mothers. This year’s focus is on getting mothers to breastfeed longer. In the UK, [...]