Breastfeeding is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics as the best choice for nutrition in the first year of your baby’s life. Your breast milk has been specially designed by nature to meet your baby’s ever changing needs. It’s easier for your baby to digest, boosts her immune system, and even keeps diaper rash away!

Breast feeding your baby is also cheaper than buying formula (and much more convenient). Even better, nursing can help your uterus shrink back to pre-pregnancy size more quickly, and shed leftover pregnancy weight by burning more than 450 additional calories per day!

Parenting HQ’s Breastfeeding resource section includes expert advice and information on how to breastfeed, lactation, weaning, solutions to common breast feeding problems, and much more.

Breastfeeding Diet Tips: 8 Foods That May Cause Colic

Some experts believe that a breastfeeding mother’s diet can be a primary factor in infant colic and crying. In some cases, there can be genuine allergies or particular foods that can cause havoc on an infant’s immature digestive system. If you are breastfeeding and suspect a particular food, you can try to eliminate it and […]

Breast Milk – Is Your Baby Getting Enough To Eat?

Many breastfeeding moms have difficulty determining when their baby has had enough to eat, often leading to worry and (in some cases) overfeeding and spitting up. In this audio segment, Certified Breastfeeding Educator Anna Marie Nelson discusses 2 simple ways to determine when your baby has really had enough to eat. Click on the play […]

Breast Feeding Tip: How To Get A Proper Latch

Sore nipples are one of the most common side effects of breast feeding your baby. In this interview segment, breast feeding educator Anna Marie Nelson discusses why sore nipples occur and what why achieving a proper latch is the best possible solution. Click on the play button to listen to the interview segment: Breastfeeding and […]

Breastfeeding Success: The Number One Challenge

Many women can find breastfeeding a bit challenging when first starting out. In this interview segment, Anna Marie Nelson, a certified Doula (DONA) and certified breastfeeding educator in Dallas, TX, discusses the the biggest challenge moms tend to have with nursing. Click on the play button to listen to the interview   Breastfeeding Success: The #1 […]