Choosing a childcare provider for your baby is an important decision. Find one who supports your choice to breastfeed and is willing to carry out your plan. Doing so will give you peace of mind and make your transition back to work easier.
You’ve been breastfeeding your baby up until now—but it’s time to return to work. You haven’t given them a bottle with breast milk yet. When should you make the change? Here are tips to make a successful transition from breast to bottle.
You will need plenty of rest, good nutrition, and help during the first few weeks after your baby is born.
A breast pump is an important piece of equipment for the breastfeeding mom who wants to increase her supply or store pumped breastmilk. Read on for helpful tips about using it safely and efficiently.
Helpful tips for thawing and using frozen breastmilk.
A helpful look at practical and health considerations when storing your breastmilk.
It's important to keep your breast pump and all its parts clean and sterilized to keep your baby safe from breastmilk contamination. Here's what you need to know.
Most doctors advise taking a baby's temperature rectally, by placing a thermometer in the baby's anus. Learn more about this and other ways to take a baby's temperature and when to call a doctor.
Preterm labor is labor that starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. Labor is when the uterus regularly tightens and the cervix starts to thin and open. This lets the baby (fetus) enter the birth canal.
Detailed information on breastfeeding difficulties of the mother, including sore nipples, low breast milk production, flat nipples, plugged milk ducts, and mastitis