New parents aspire to provide their babies with the very best. When it comes to nourishment, the top first food for babies is breast milk. More than 20 years of research has established that breast milk is completely suited to nurturing infants and safeguarding them from illness. Breast-fed babies have fewer rates of hospital admissions, [...]

The majority of mothers trying to learn how to breastfeed their new babies will feel nervous about their milk supply. This is quite understandable as their breasts are not see-through. It can take days before they are producing milk in larger quantities. Everywhere these mothers turn they will be told that there are specific amounts [...]

Modern women are being made to believe that pumping is a necessary part of the breastfeeding experience. This has not always been the case. At one time, these were expensive and large electric machines that were rented out to mothers who had sick infants or medical conditions that prevented them from breastfeeding for an extended [...]

Once you’ve given birth, breast feeding is the single most important thing you can do to protect your baby and help to promote good health. Best of all, breast feeding is free. Along with saving you money on HMR (Human Milk Replacement), breast feeding can also help you to keep your medical bills down. Babies [...]

Thus begins the crisis of confidence for many modern breastfeeding mothers… Human breasts are mammary glands and are fairly mysterious structures when viewed from the outside. Their size and storage capacity for holding a milk supply will vary greatly from woman to woman. Unlike other types of containers, such as cups or bottles, they do [...]