Yesterday, my family was part of a team of 28 moms, dads, babies and kids. Our parent-baby group all wanted to run or walk The Race for the Cure here in Frankfurt. Those who couldn’t be there donated money. It was important to all of us.
I don’t need to tell you how breast cancer has changed our family, you probably have a story of your own.

If you’ve just given birth and you’re having trouble breastfeeding, it could be a short lived problem related to the epidural.
The Times, via the Unison.ie news portal (registration required) reported that women who have epidurals during labour are more likely to have problems breastfeeding. Researchers from Sydney University studied 1280 women who had recently given birth. 416 of them had epidurals.

Chomped nipple syndrome is a phrase I coined to describe how enthusiastic nursing can cause mothers a special discomfort.
Some babies don’t latch onto the nipple properly. Some babies latch on all too well and suck like they’ve never eaten before. Both cases can leave your nipples feeling raw and painful.
If this is you, there are three things you need to do:
1. Figure out what is causing the baby to chew your skin off and work to change it
2. Treat the pain
3. Rule out other causes such as thrush (or yeast) infections
In fact, treating the pain first might give you more …read more

We all know that breast milk is best for babies, but many of the reasons I nurse are all about me. The milk is free.
Not only is it free, but it’s always the right temperature, doesn’t require any preparation and it comes in an easy to clean package…me. It also helped me lose more than 3/4th of my pregnancy weight. That said, I hate breast pumps. I’ve tried three different kinds in my career as a mother and, of course, there is the possibility I am not using them correctly, that am not relaxed enough or just don’t have the right machine for …read more