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The First 48 Hours After Birth
As part of our series of live Facebook chats with our favorite breastfeeding experts in celebration of Top 5 tips for breastfeeding success from Elena Vogel
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Get Outside
To celebrate National Breastfeeding Month, Fit Pregnancy has been hosting live Facebook chats with breastfeeding experts and there have been plenty of questions about how to handle the rough patches...
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Is My Baby Getting Enough Breast Milk?
It's one of the most common questions among new breastfeeding moms: Is my baby getting enough milk? Not experiencing some uncertainty is difficult, since you can't actually see how much milk your body...
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Birthday Suit Bonus
Placing a near-naked baby on his mother's bare skin, a technique known as skin-to-skin contact, enhances bonding and may help prevent symptoms of depression after childbirth, Canadian researchers...
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How To Boost Your Milk Supply
Even before her baby arrived, Lindsay Miller was planning to breastfeed. After her son was born, the first-time mom was thrilled when he latched on quickly and easily. But he cried so much in the first...
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Expert Answers to Your Top 5 Breast Questions
You may have noticed something besides your belly growing during pregnancy: your breasts. In fact, it’s not uncommon for, ahem, the girls, to grow up to two cup sizes, especially if this is your first...
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6 Common Breastfeeding Problems and How to Overcome Them
Whether you’re planning to, trying to or nursing your baby as you read this, we can all agree on one thing: Breastfeeding exclusively for six months—as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics...
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Express Yourself: The Basics of Pumping Breast Milk for Your Baby
When Jo Anderson became pregnant, she knew she wanted to breastfeed her baby for as long as possible, even after she went back to work. But when she returned to her job as a public relations executive,...
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3 New Reasons to Breastfeed (It May Boost Your Child’s IQ!)
It seems like every day brings another great reason to breastfeed, whether it’s benefitting baby, mama or both!In honor of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, we’ve rounded up three new studies...
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Celebrity Moms Who Support Breastfeeding
Not only does breastfeeding provide a whole host of nutritional benefits, but it’s also one of the most wonderful ways to bond with your newborn.Breastfeeding BasicsIn celebration of Breastfeeding...
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Breastfeeding: Set Yourself Up for Success
When I gave birth to my twins a few years ago, I thought I knew a thing or two about breastfeeding. My older son had nursed for 14 months with nary a problem, and I’d been researching, writing and...
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Related: Step-by-step photos on how to breastfeedCorky Harvey, R.N., M.S. is a lactation consultant and co-owner of The Pump Station.
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5 Ways to Prevent Food Allergies
You've heard the buzz about the rising number of food allergies in kids: The incidence increased by 50% between 1997 and 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.While there's...
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Let’s Talk About Breastfeeding
How long do you think you should talk to your prenatal doctor about breastfeeding? While you may not have a specific amount of time in mind, if the duration 39 seconds sounds a bit short, it is....
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Your Pumping Problems, Solved
If you’re a new mom and nursing for the first time, pumping can seem downright daunting. But with a little planning and know-how, it’s easy to master the art of pumping—and to find the time to do it....
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5 Things You Need to Know About Lactation Consultants
A lot of things can come between you and your breastfeeding plan: an erratic schedule, lips that won’t latch, and chaffed nipples, to name a few. Enlisting the help of a lactation consultant, though,...
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Daphne’s Registry Do’s
Get More: See the full Daphne Oz cover story in our Feb/March issue, on newsstands January 27th.Back to Main Page: Do It Like Daphne10 photos
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Birthday Suit Bonus
Placing a near-naked baby on his mother's bare skin, a technique known as skin-to-skin contact, enhances bonding and may help prevent symptoms of depression after childbirth, Canadian researchers...
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