Breast Pain - Plugged Ducts and Mastitis - Breastfeeding
Plugged ducts are a common problem that can happen any time over the duration of breastfeeding - some have trouble with this in the beginning as milk supply is adjusting to baby's needs, some over time as schedules and demand shifts, and some ... [... more]
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Correcting Overactive Letdown - Breastfeeding
Overactive Letdown of milk while breastfeeding (also known as milk oversupply, overabundance of milk, or forceful milk ejection reflex) is a common occurrence in early breastfeeding. For general information on overactive letdown, discussion of a ... [... more]
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Breast Pain and Nipple Soreness from Thrush - Breastfeeding
Thrush is a fungal infection of the breast that can cause severe pain for a nursing mother. It can be difficult to diagnose (mainly due to lack of experience by doctors and pediatricians), and incredibly difficult to eradicate. It can be ... [... more]
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Increasing Low Milk Supply - Breastfeeding
A common concern of breastfeeding mothers is whether they are producing enough milk to nourish their babies. In many cases, milk supply is actually fine - a fussy baby or a pediatrician who is not educated about breastfeeding may create problems ... [... more]
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Breastfeeding at Weddings or Funerals - Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding mothers are sometimes nervous about attending weddings or funerals with a nursing baby. Sure, taking a nursing baby out to any occasion can have unique issues (see my article on Celebrating Special Occasions While Breastfeeding in ... [... more]
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Lopsided Breasts or Uneven Milk Supply - Breastfeeding
Occasionally, nursing mothers can experience severely lopsided or uneven breasts while breastfeeding. Let me clarify to start that what I mean to describe is not slight differences in size between breasts - just as with non-nursing breasts, it is ... [... more]
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Overactive Letdown - Breastfeeding
Overactive Letdown of milk while breastfeeding (also known as milk oversupply, overabundance of milk, or forceful milk ejection reflex) is a common occurrence in early breastfeeding. I've always been a little suspicious of the "diagnosis" of ... [... more]
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Sore Nipples During Ovulation - Breastfeeding
For those practicing extended breastfeeding (commonly considered nursing beyond one year or more), or for those who have an earlier return of menstruation, the hormones related to your cycle can create nipple soreness or pain during ... [... more]
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Comfort Nursing - Breastfeeding
A common concern of new nursing moms is whether their babies are nursing because they are hungry or "just comfort nursing." Formula-feeding moms and those who are not familiar with breastfeeding will cluck at a nursing mom and shake their heads [... more]
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Breastfeeding with Nipple Shields - Breastfeeding
Nipple shields are a thin, silicone artificial nipple, with holes in the tip (think of a tiny, clear Mexican sombrero). They are most commonly used to help the baby latch onto inverted or flat nipples, or sometimes to assist any baby who is ... [... more]
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Weaning from Nipple Shields - Breastfeeding
Nipple shields still represent somewhat of a controversial topic in breastfeeding support fields. Some still consider them an artificial nipple and an intrusion into the breastfeeding relationship. To some extent, they are correct. However, some ... [... more]
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Referenced links and other resources for mastitis:
Mastitis is a painful infection of the breast that many nursing women have to face at some point in their nursing experience. Most often, mastitis is preceded by a plugged duct or a crack in or trauma to the nipple (or both!). The best way to ... [... more]
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