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10 Best Foods to Eat When Breastfeeding
Discover the top 10 breastfeeding superfoods that nourish both you and your baby. From leafy greens and nuts to oats and seaweed, learn which nutrient-dense foods boost milk supply, improve milk quality, and support your overall health while breastfeeding.
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Tongue and Lip Tie – A Quick Guide for Breastfeeding Challenges
Tongue and lip ties can make breastfeeding harder than it needs to be. This guide explains what they are, how they affect feeding, and what steps you can take to make things easier. With clear advice and a mom-to-mom tone, we help you navigate options, symptoms, and support.
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Is Burdock Root Safe While Breastfeeding?
The DrLact safety score for edible burdock root is 3 out of 8, which is considered low risk. This means that while there may be some minor side effects in the breastfed baby, most scientific studies and research papers suggest that the use of edible burdock root is low risk for lactating mothers.What Is Burdock…
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Supplementary Nursing System
What Is a Supplemental Nursing System?A supplemental nursing system (SNS Feeder) is a feeding tube attached to a bottle containing formula or breast milk for supplementary feeding at the breast. This allows the mother to breastfeed her baby, even if the baby is being supplemented.A lactation aid is a great way to get a mother…
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Not Pumping Enough Milk? Simple Ways to Increase Output
Struggling with low milk output while pumping? You’re not alone. This guide covers why you might not be pumping enough milk and offers simple, proven tips—from power pumping to skin-to-skin contact—to help boost your supply. Practical advice, expert-backed solutions, and encouragement for every pumping journey. You’ve got this.
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The Use of Fennel While Breastfeeding
Using Fennel While BreastfeedingFennel is a Mediterranean herb with yellow flowers, feathery leaves, and a pleasant smell. It’s commonly used for flavoring purposes, but this herb has a lot of hidden value.Fennel has similar properties to the hormone estrogens (Phytoestrogens); thus, it’s considered a galactagogue. A galactagogue is a food or drug that promotes or increases…
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Coconut Water For Breastfeeding
Coconut water has long been hailed as a superfood, with its numerous health benefits being touted by worldwide wellness enthusiasts. But did you know coconut water can also be incredibly beneficial for breastfeeding mothers? Not only is it a great source of hydration, but it is also a natural lactogenic food, meaning it can help to increase milk…
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Taking Marshmallow Root While Breastfeeding
Marshmallow root increases milk supply. It doesn’t work on its own, however. Marshmallow root is usually combined with other herbs, such as Fenugreek.It is recommended that an infant is exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, with breast milk being the only source of nutrition for the infant. After this point, breast milk…
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Breast Compression Breastfeeding Techniques
Breast compression is a gentle squeezing technique, used to keep the milk flowing into a baby’s mouth, if he/she has stopped drinking, but is still suckling. This massage while breastfeeding will encourage the milk to flow and the baby to suck. Breast compression is a gentle squeezing technique used to keep the milk flowing into…
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The Incredible Skin-To-Skin Benefits You Should Take Advantage Of
Early skin-to-skin contact is very important, and the skin-to-skin benefits speak for themselves; skin-to-skin connection goes far beyond successful breastfeeding but has proven to calm and medicate babies, especially those sick and premature.Skin-To-Skin BenefitsWhat Is Skin-to-Skin Contact?Skin-on-skin contact is when mothers and babies are put together with their skin touching (no blanket or clothing in…
Breastfeeding Problems & Solutions
Category: Low Milk Supply
Worried about low milk supply? You’re not alone—and there are natural ways to help. This collection is made for moms who want to boost their milk production safely and gently. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to rebuild supply, we’ve got trusted, mom-approved options to support your journey. As always, talk to your healthcare provider before starting something new.