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Weaning
September 5, 2016

Weaning

Webster’s Dictionary defines weaning as “accustoming a young mammal to take food otherwi…

Breastfeeding Dads
January 4, 2016

Breastfeeding Dads

It’s an anatomical fact that men don’t have the equipment to give birth or breastfeed, b…

Increasing Your Milk Supply
September 17, 2015

Increasing Your Milk Supply

Nearly all nursing mothers worry at one time or another about whether their babies are getting enoug…

Waking A Sleepy Baby
September 5, 2015

Waking A Sleepy Baby

Mothers are often told to wake their newborn for feedings every two hours, and there is a very good …

Engorgement
September 2, 2015

Engorgement

Breast fullness is a normal part of lactation which nearly all women experience when their milk R…

Articles

  • Calming Fussy Baby: Is It Colic?

    January 18, 2017 Comments Off on Calming Fussy Baby: Is It Colic?

    One of the hardest things for new moms to deal with is a cranky, inconsolable …

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  • Breastmilk oversupply

    Oversupply: Too Much Breast Milk

    October 4, 2016 Comments Off on Oversupply: Too Much Breast Milk

  • Zika and Breastfeeding

    September 8, 2016 Comments Off on Zika and Breastfeeding

  • Tongue-Tie

    September 7, 2016 Comments Off on Tongue-Tie

  • Weaning

    September 5, 2016 Comments Off on Weaning

Q and A

  • Does the Haakaa breast pump live up to the hype?

    November 19, 2018 1

    Ask Anne Question: I’ve heard all these wonderful things about the Haakaa pump that almost …

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  • Domperidone and Breastfeeding

    October 16, 2018 0

  • Can I save my frozen breast milk during a power outage?

    August 19, 2017 Comments Off on Can I save my frozen breast milk during a power outage?

  • My toddler’s teeth scrape my nipples when she nurses

    August 7, 2017 2

  • Is my baby nipple confused?

    July 28, 2017 Comments Off on Is my baby nipple confused?

The Laid Back Lactivist

  • My Domperidone Experience

    October 16, 2018 Comments Off on My Domperidone Experience

    Hi everyone, my name is Kim and I have been breastfeeding for almost 29 months …

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  • Breastfeeding Is Risky Business

    August 14, 2017 1

  • Breastfeeding Is My Everything

    August 7, 2017 5

  • The Fed Is Best Campaign: Language of Advertising vs Language of Information

    May 27, 2017 1

  • “Fed is Best”: Fake News

    May 12, 2017 1

The Badass Breastfeeder

  • Boobies Are For Babies

    May 2, 2018 0

    When a breastfeeder is told that they must cover so that other people don’t feel …

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  • Abby Theuring, The Badass Breastfeeder, breastfeeding in public

    5 Things That Seem Hard but Actually Make Parenting Easier

    October 3, 2017 0

  • I Should Talk About Weaning

    May 2, 2017 0

  • Abby Theuring, The Badass Breastfeeder, breastfeeding in public.

    Breastfeeding: We Own Our Bodies

    April 5, 2017 0

  • The Badass Breastfeeder, Abby Theuring, breastfeeding in public.

    Breatsfeeding Is Not Spoiling

    February 14, 2017 2

Mommyhood Redefined

  • Exclusive Pumping: An Option for Some New Moms

    September 15, 2016 Comments Off on Exclusive Pumping: An Option for Some New Moms

    Before I had my first baby, I read several baby books and talked to some …

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Anarchy in the Sandbox

  • What It’s Like to Breastfeed a Toddler

    August 7, 2016 3

    Breastfeed a baby and you’ll get stares because you’re doing it in public, but most …

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  • Play Nursing

    May 6, 2016 1

  • What I Want to Say to Breastfeeding Mothers

    February 20, 2015 7

  • Breastfeeding Blunders

    March 26, 2014 0

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