The battle for public breastfeeding rights has been raging for a long time, and while it’s still frowned upon in many locations, the Pope has stepped up and stated that when babies are hungry they should be fed and mothers shouldn’t worry about it. This isn’t the first time he’s mentioned it. Over a year ago it came up as

The motherhood journey is a colorful, magical, tragic, awful, happy, incredible experience, and moms all over are sharing their journeys on the world wide web for all to see. However, some of these moms are incredibly annoying, especially to other moms, and they don’t even realize it. There are the know-it-all moms, moms who enjoy telling their horrible delivery stories,

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine has introduced a protocol revision on Contraception and Breastfeeding detailing the link between hormonal contraceptive methods and a decrease in milk supply. The revision also states that more research must be done. After many mothers have come forth explaining their personal issues concerning the production of breast milk while on hormonal contraceptives, there is enough

Grendalee Rosales was surprised to find herself in labor two weeks early, but when her contractions began in the middle of the night, she got into a car with her husband, aunt, and her three kids in tow. They didn’t make it very far. Before Grendalee’s husband was able to pull over, her baby Jaden arrived. Soon they were able

In this Ask Anne column at Breastfeeding Basics, a mother experiencing her third pregnancy is concerned that she should be leaking colostrum, but it hasn’t started yet. Anne answers with, “every pregnancy is different.” Different mothers may start producing colostrum at different times, and it could be as little as a few drops or enough to soak a shirt. This

Working women who want to breast feed have to overcome certain challenges, including scheduling pumping sessions and keeping to a breastfeeding schedule that benefits both mother and baby. In an interview with Nancy Mohrbacher, a breastfeeding expert and author of Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple, challenges and benefits of breastfeeding while employed are discussed, as well as some valuable advice.

Being married to a military man means having to deal with things a little differently when your husband deploys. Over at Scary Mommy, Scarlet Hayes shares ten things that happened to her when her husband headed to the Middle East. She found herself in charge of responsibilities her husband took care of before, such as shoveling snow and fixing the

If you’re pregnant again and still nursing, you can continue to nurse your baby even after your milk supply turns to colostrum. However, you can’t force your body to produce more milk. Your milk supply is not influenced by what you eat and drink – it’s regulated by hormones. Your body has to work hard to keep your new baby

Before you become a parent yourself it’s easy to look at people with kids and say, “I’d never let my kid do that.” Then you find yourself in a situation where the thing you’d never let your kid do is the perfect solution to whatever problem you’re facing. It’s okay, you’re not alone! Clint Edwards has a great article over

Breastfeeding photos can evoke feelings of wistfulness and love to mothers and mothers to be, but are they painting a false picture of the experience? Taking the perfect breastfeeding photo is more difficult than it looks, because breastfeeding isn’t always perfect. Abby Theuring takes us through the process of capturing this beautiful moment over at The Badass Breastfeeder. It took