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From Nancy: Time and nursing? The clock looms large in the lives of many nursing families. When a new baby is born, some parents are told or make assumptions about: How many minutes their baby should nurse How long their baby should be satisfied between feedings The longest stretch of time their baby should sleep …

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Working and breastfeeding! We have another parent interview episode! We were thrilled when Alicia reached out to us from across the country to offer to share different parts of her feeding journey with baby Grant, especially factors related to returning to work and breastfeeding. We discussed Grant’s week-long nursing strike soon after Alicia returned to …

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From Barbara: Breastfeeding and Medications Breastfeeding and medications can cause a lot of confusion! Many parents are told they cannot nurse while taking certain medications but this is often not true. Listen to our podcast to learn more! We will discuss how medications can possibly get into breast/chestmilk, a process called diffusion, FYI, and what …

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From Barbara: How are NEC and breastfeeding connected? They aren’t really. But NEC and formula feeding are. A jury on Friday, July 21st, 2024, found that Abbott Laboratories’ specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, and ordered the healthcare company to pay $495 million in damages. “Illinois …

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From Nancy: What Does It Mean to ‘Use You as a Pacifier? Nursing parents are commonly warned: “Don’t let your baby use you as a pacifier.” Although often said, this is an incredibly curious statement. After all, which came first, nursing or the pacifier?  Nursing, of course, long predates the pacifier (aka “dummy”), a man-made …

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From Barbara: What is hand expression? Great question! Basically it means getting breast/chestmilk out of a lactation breast without a baby or a breast pump. At LactaLearning, hand expression is a typical tool we value and teach about because you never know when you might get caught with no baby, no pump, and a full …

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From Nancy: When Is Pumping Too Much, Not Enough, or Just Right? I’m often asked the question: “Do nursing parents need to pump in order to make enough milk?” The short answer is no. Effective breast pumps have been available for only about the past 70 years. Clearly humans have successfully nursed their babies for …

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