breastfeeding help

Women's Health

Insurance covers breast pumps and lactation support—but doesn’t cover formula or donor milk for those who can’t breastfeed

Bobbie For Change x The Breasties is bringing awareness to this glaring insurance gap.

Women's Health

5 common breastfeeding questions you might be too embarrassed to ask

“Can I still breastfeed if I have inverted nipples?”

Work & Motherhood

Breastfeeding at work is hard. Here’s how employers can make it easier

Too many companies make it difficult or downright impossible for working moms to continue breastfeeding.

Women's Health

Lactation consultants should be covered by your insurance—this initiative is making sure it happens

The Lactation Network is working to fill the gap of breastfeeding parents who need more support.

Women's Health

Feeding our babies shouldn’t be this hard

Lactation care is a human right—and The Lactation Network is working to right the wrongs the lactation coverage gap creates for families.

Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

Is nipple confusion real?

A lactation consultant explains what’s really going on.

Baby Health

The infant formula shortage led to unsafe feeding for many babies, study shows

Nearly half of parents surveyed had to rely on unsafe feeding methods during the 2022 crisis.

It's Science

Study shows fathers are key in supporting breastfeeding and safe sleep

But most dads surveyed weren’t up to date on best practices.

Baby Feeding Tips

I’ve donated 350,000 oz. of breast milk—here are my best pumping tips

Thanks to hyperlactation syndrome, I’ve been pumping for 8 years—though not by choice.

Marriage & Partnerships

Breastfeeding might kill your sex drive—but here’s how to get it back

From understanding the hormonal changes to finding ways to prioritize intimacy, a doula shares insight on how to balance breastfeeding and sex.

Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

7 tips to prepare you and your baby for breastfeeding success

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Women's Health

Ice for mastitis? New breastfeeding guidelines change everything we thought we knew

An updated clinical protocol from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine offers new recommendations on dealing with everything from oversupply to plugged ducts—including common tactics that they say hurt more than help.