Breastfeeding

It seems as though the world is finally coming around to the reality that working mothers simply have different challenges and needs from other employees. Especially when these working mothers are still trying to breastfeed their babies. They need…

Breastfeeding is no walk in the park. Sometimes you're not producing enough milk, the baby won't latch on, and it can be seriously painful. So when celeb moms speak up about those difficulties, it definitely helps other mamas feel like they're not…

Women in 2019 have more choices than ever when it comes to motherhood, thank goodness. You can have children or don't, breastfeed or bottle feed, carry your baby or adopt or hire a surrogate. We can work or stay home, although many of these choices…

Parenthood is challenging. It's demanding. But more than anything else, it's exhausting, and there is no one on Earth more deserving of some down time more than a new mom. Unsurprisingly, Bekah Martinez breastfeeding before having a glass of wine in…

If you thought the benefits of breast milk were just for growing babies — think again. Major chemical companies seem to think it could be beneficial for adults, too. In fact, as Bloomberg recently reported, companies are investing in ingredients…

As parents know all too well, when a baby is hungry, they're hungry like, now. I can't tell you how many times I've had to nurse a screaming infant while parked in my vehicle — usually in a legitimate parking lot of some sort. But every once in a…

Breastfeeding comes with a slew of struggles, and desperate times often call for desperate measures, especially if those measures bring relief. And no one knows this better than a certain reality TV star. Recently, Kristin Cavallari revealed Jay…

The quest for the perfect bra may have just gotten a whole lot easier for pregnant and breastfeeding mamas. ThirdLove is launching a new nursing bra based on customer feedback, and it could end up being a gamechanger for new moms. The company said…

Breastfeeding is no easy task. While some mothers breastfeed well into their child's first year, others stick with the journey much longer. In fact, no one's journey is quite the same, even if you're a celeb mom who's constantly in the spotlight.…

It's no secret that breastfeeding offers a number of health benefits to both moms and their babies. Breastfeeding can also be an amazing bonding experience. But let's face it: Nursing moms also face some unique struggles. We get harassed for feeding…

When you're breastfeeding, trying to track your menstrual cycle can become quite complicated, and it takes a while to get back to a regular pattern. When you're searching for answers as to why your cycle keeps ping ponging around the calendar like…

Balancing motherhood and a career can be difficult, but some people make the delicate dance look easy. Like Carrie Underwood who pumped breast milk in a stunning selfie while en route to the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night,…

Early one morning while getting our oldest ready for school, I dug out the very last pregnancy test I had bought seven or eight months earlier and was amazed (but obviously not shocked) to see those double lines pop up. After the initial freak-out,…

Imagine you're wandering around London on a holiday. You're taking in the sights, you're secretly hoping you might run into Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, everyone's accent is sort of awesome... and then you look up and spot boobs. Enormous boobs…

Successful parenting looks different for everyone. For some people, it's all about the visuals; getting their kids dressed in decent clothes, maybe doing well in school. For me, it was a successful day of parenting if my sons went to sleep at the…

If you're a breastfeeding mom who works outside the home, then you know the following statement to be true: breast pumping is the irrefutable worst. I can't stand it, but because I want and can breastfeed my son I find myself spending hours breast…

Since I became a mom almost three years ago, I’ve gone through hormonal, emotional, and physical changes, not to mention suffering through sleep deprivation. Perhaps out of all of my body parts, my breasts have gone through the most, postpartum, and…

Though it's 2019, many people are still strangely sensitive about breastfeeding in public. It seems especially counter productive to discourage moms from feeding hungry babies, whenever and wherever that baby might be hungry. It shouldn't be an…

When you just brought home a bundle of joy, it can seem strange to feel mostly miserable for the first weeks of your child's life. However, that's pretty much exactly how every mom I've ever known, myself included, felt more often than not as new…