August 5th, 2022 By Erin Sears-Basile As we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (August 1st through 7th), I wanted to briefly share my favorite breastfeeding tips that helped me when I was beginning my journey as a brand new mom. For more information on each of these topics, explore our Breastfeeding section. Skin to […]
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Safe Medications for Yeast Infections While Breastfeeding
Safe Medications to Treat Yeast Infections While Breastfeeding I tend to get a lot of vaginal yeast infections. What can I safely take while breastfeeding? One of the oldest and safest medications to take for the treatment of yeast infections is Nystatin. This medication comes in a cream and in oral form. It is also […]
8 Reasons Breastfeeding Reduces SIDS
How Breastfeeding Reduces SIDS: The Milk, The Mother, Or The Method Whether it is the milk, the mother, or the method that is responsible for the lower SIDS risk in the breastfed infant is hard to tell. It’s probably a combination of all three, which proves breastfeeding reduces SIDS. THE MILK There are hundreds of […]
Breastfeeding Twins
Tips for Breastfeeding Twins It’s important to realize that your breastfeeding twins may have different and distinct feeding personalities. One is probably bigger than the other, and one may want to nurse more often than the other. As the babies become more adept at latching on it will be easier to nurse them at the […]
Nighttime Baby Formula vs. Nighttime Breastfeeding
Dr. Bill’s Outlook on Nighttime Baby Formula Will nighttime baby formula help my baby sleep longer stretches? Dr. Bill gets this question a lot in his Pediatric practice, so I am passing this question along to him: Most of our learning as parents, and most of our books, were literally learned and written on the […]
Exercise While Breastfeeding
How to Comfortably Exercise While Breastfeeding Does working-out decrease my milk supply? I am three months postpartum. Safe and comfortable exercise postpartum is good for mommy; and what’s good for mommy is good for baby. To answer your question, working-out per se will not decrease your milk supply. But of course, anything done to […]
Elimination Diet While Breastfeeding
Elimination Diet for Breastfeeding Mothers Martha recommends the elimination diet in her lactation-counseling practice whenever she suspects a baby’s colic could be caused by sensitivities to food in a breastfeeding mother’s diet. This diet was developed by William G. Crook, M.D. (Detecting Your Hidden Allergies, Jackson, Tenn: Professional Books, 1987), and it has several variations, depending […]
Breastfeeding Baby Personalities
The Many Breastfeeding Baby Personalities A breastfeeding baby can have different nursing personalities. Some are cute, some are annoying, and some can even be painful. There are ways to deal with these personalities without getting frustrated or making baby upset at feeding time. Identify your baby’s breastfeeding personality and see how to encourage them to […]
Proper Breastfeeding Latch and Sucking
Is Your Baby’s Latch and Sucking Correct? Latch and sucking checklist: You see the pink of baby’s lips. This tells you that baby’s lips are turned outward rather than tucked tightly inward. There is a tight seal between the baby’s mouth and the areola. Baby has a good mouthful of breast. Much of the areola […]
Foods That Cause Colic When Breastfeeding
Colic-Causing Foods to Watch For Mother-infant dining partners can enjoy a bountiful menu. But some babies are sensitive to certain foods in mother’s diet (See What’s Colic? Does Your Baby Have Colic? How to Tell). Colic-causing foods can enter your breast milk and upset your baby. This can happen as early as two hours after […]
Breastfeeding Stories From the Sears Family Women
Breastfeeding Stories to Inspire and Inform Nursing is one of the most natural experiences we can have as women. Breastfeeding can bring unparalleled joy and connection between mommy and baby. Yet many women also experience intense challenges, frustration, and even sometimes pain around the act of breastfeeding. If you were like me, you had a […]
Omega-3s: The Benefits While Breastfeeding and Beyond
Are Omega-3s Safe While Breastfeeding? Is it safe for me to take omega-3s while I’m breastfeeding? Supported By Science Absolutely yes! It’s not only safe, it’s necessary – for both you and baby. As you know from our books, we base our advice not only on our personal experience of raising many children, but it […]