Colostrum: Why Are Your Breasts Leaking?
You’re aware of so many of the changes that happen to your body during pregnancy — the weight gain, the increased need to pee, the exhaustion, the aches and pains.| What to Expect
You’re aware of so many of the changes that happen to your body during pregnancy — the weight gain, the increased need to pee, the exhaustion, the aches and pains.| What to Expect
Making milk might come naturally, but the delivery of it from breast to belly takes a little know-how and a lot of practice. For many new moms and babies, the first attempts at breastfeeding are haphazard and hapless, at best. But proper positioning is essential in helping your newborn latch on the right way, as well as preventing nipple soreness and other breastfeeding problems.| What to Expect
Breastfeeding can be stressful for new moms, especially if you’re worried about producing enough breast milk to keep baby happy and healthy. Unlike bottle-feeding, where you can tell exactly how much your baby is drinking, breastfeeding is “blind”; your breasts aren't see-through, so you can't know how much milk you have and how much your baby is taking.| What to Expect
They make it look so easy, those breastfeeding moms you’ve seen. Without skipping a beat of conversation or a bite of lunch, they open a button and latch on a baby, as if breastfeeding were the most natural process in the world. But while the source may be natural, nursing know-how — especially for newbie moms and their babies — often doesn’t come naturally at all at first.| What to Expect
The fact that your breast milk changes throughout a feeding to give your baby exactly what he needs is pretty amazing. But it can also be a source of anxiety if you're worried that the milk's nutritional composition somehow isn't right.| What to Expect
