Breastfeeding Help Library
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Deep Latch Technique
In order to get milk from the breast, the baby must latch onto the breast. The word "latch" describes the way a baby takes the breast into his/her mouth. The...
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Plugged or Clogged Milk Ducts and Mastitis: The Latest Treatment Tips
A plugged or clogged milk duct usually feels like a hard, tender swelling in the breast which can vary in size from a pea to a peach and may feel...
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Offering a Breastfed Baby a Bottle
Parents often ask "when is the best time to introduce a bottle?" There is not a perfect time, but lactation consultants usually recommend waiting until the milk supply is established...
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Is Your Baby Getting Enough to Eat?
Is Your Baby Getting Enough to Eat? Signs from Baby: Nurses 8 to 12 times every 24 hours Swallows at the breast Has 6 or more wet diapers every 24...
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Overactive Let-Down
The ability to produce enough milk is a common concern among breastfeeding mothers. The lack of proper education, no role models, and the loss of breastfeeding as a cultural norm,...
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Breast Pumping Guidelines
There are many reasons women pump their breasts to provide milk for their babies. Some are separated from their hospitalized newborns and must pump to provide the many benefits of...
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Breastfeeding Tips for the Working Mama
by Linda Mansolillo Returning to the workplace while maintaining an adequate milk supply can be very challenging. One of our amazing mothers was very successful in her goal to provide...
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Definitions of Breastfeeding Acronyms & Abbreviations
Definitions of Breastfeeding Acronyms & Abbreviations What do all these abbreviations mean? Here's a quick, alphabetized cheat sheet on the shorthand you'll find in the world of babies & breastfeeding!...
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Donate Mother's Milk Bank
If you have an abundance of milk and would be willing to donate this life saving gift to the Mothers' Milk Bank, there is currently a desperate shortage. If you...
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Video: How to Increase Milk Supply
Corky Harvey, RN, MS, IBCLC explains why so many women worry that they aren't making enough milk for their babies and what they can do about it. Essential...
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Video: Common Questions About Breastfeeding
Back to Breastfeeding Help Library How do I know if My Baby is Getting Enough to Eat? Published on August 2014 Corky Harvey, MS, RN, IBCLC answers a common...
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Video: How to Breastfeed in Public
For more information on... Breastfeeding including classes, support groups, breast pumps, certified lactation consultants and more. Back to Breastfeeding Help Library Published on 2008: A step-by-step video with tips from...
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Breast Pumping Basics
Using a breast pump to express milk can be very intimidating to new and expectant mothers. Our team of Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (“IBCLC”s) at the Pump Station and...
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The Day Someone Threw Me a Rope
The Day Someone Threw Me A Rope | I can still remember where I sat on the floor in the room, the Southern California light pouring in that way it does,...
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When to Seek Professional Breastfeeding Help
Producing breastmilk is natural, but the art of latching a baby to the breast is learned. Sometimes what is supposed to come easily doesn't, and sometimes a breastfeeding problem occurs after...
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Why is Breastfeeding Important?
Essential Breastfeeding Support and Baby Care Items The Pump Station & Nurtury® has decades of experience providing new families with outstanding educational, breastfeeding and baby care support, including products and...
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Tips to Relieve Engorgement
What is Engorgement? What is Normal? It is normal and expected for your breasts to become larger and to feel heavy, warm, and tender between the third and fifth day after...
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Blog
Product Recalls & Safety information Consumer Product Safety Commission Blog- click here
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MommyMeds App
Don’t compromise your or your baby’s health. Get peace of mind by knowing which medications, vaccines, and supplements are safe for you to take without harming your baby...and which ones...
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Infant Risk Center
A world-wide call center presently in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, in Amarillo. The InfantRisk Center is used by physicians, nurses, lactation...
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Video: Hand - Manual Expression of Breastmilk
This material was developed by Jane Morton, MD and produced for educational purposes only. Courtesy of www.FirstDroplets.com.
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Lactation Support Links
Lactation Consultations Book a Video Consultation Now! Free Breastfeeding Support Groups Notice of Privacy Practices of the Lactation Consultant
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Breast Pump Rental FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Breast Pump Rental: Click Here Breast Pump Rentals - Click Here
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Bedsharing & Breastfeeding
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is proud to provide a patient handout with essential, evidence-based information about bedsharing safety written for the public from our popular Breastfeeding and Bedsharing Protocol. A...
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Shouting "Fire" in a Room of Scientists
Originally posted on Huffington Post By Melissa Bartick, MD, MSc and Briana Jegier, PhD If you want to grab news headlines, all you have to do is say "breastfeeding...
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Low Milk Supply
In the United States, concern about low milk supply is the most common reason given by women for supplementation and early weaning. Why do so many women in our culture...
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Biting and Teething
Most breastfeeding babies will at some point attempt biting. Usually, but not always, biting happens during teething. This can be painful for the mother, but it is a behavior that...
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Thrush and Breastfeeding
What is Thrush and How Does it Affect Breastfeeding? Thrush is an irritating yeast infection caused by the fungus Candida albicans. Although this fungus occurs naturally in all human bodies,...
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Raynaud's Phenomenon (Vasospasm of the Nipple)
FREE - New Mother's Breastfeeding Support Group! Sign Up Now - Use Code FreeSG at Checkout! Raynaud's phenomenon is a term used to describe intermittent loss of blood flow to...
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
FREE - New Mother's Breastfeeding Support Group! Sign Up Now - Use Code FreeSG at Checkout! by Diana Cheng Scheible, MA, OTR/L, CLE, IBCLC Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a...
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Breastmilk Collection and Storage
How to Collect Breastmilk for Newborns Wash hands well with soap and water. Wash all the collecting bottles and breastpump parts that touch your breasts or the milk. Use hot, soapy...
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Study Proves Importance of IBCLC Care
A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that patients connected with International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) were three times more likely to be exclusively...
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Video: How to Breastfeed - Deep Latch Technique
Back to Breastfeeding Help Library Originally Published from Fit Pregnancy Magazine: A step-by-step video with tips on "How to Use the Deep Latch Technique" from Corky Harvey, RN, MS,...
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Video: How to Use a Breast Pump
Originally published in Fit Pregnancy Magazine: A step-by-step video guide on "How To Use a Breast Pump" from Corky Harvey, RN, MS, IBCLC For more information on... Breastfeeding including classes,...