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Safe Dieting While Breastfeeding
Let’s face it. In L.A., we’re worried about our weight. For a new mom, weight loss after delivery of her child can be an important goal for a mom’s self-esteem and happiness. But for moms who are...
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Breastfeeding and Your Diet. Is it Causing Your Baby Discomfort?
When a mom gives birth and starts to breastfeed for the first time, the first questions I am asked are, “What foods are okay to eat? What should I avoid during breastfeeding?” The answer to these...
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Why Wearing Your Baby is Important
If you are a new parent and breastfeeding, this is a great post for you or anyone in this life stage. I want to talk about “baby wearing.” Yes, it is exactly how it sounds. You wear your baby. In the...
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Cloth Diapers: The Truth, Facts and Benefits for Infant and Family
Cloth diapers … I know what you’re thinking! But continue reading and you may consider switching to cloth diapers for your bundle of joy. Before I read the many reviews and searched the Internet for...
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Why Co-sleeping Can Do More Harm Than Good
Co-sleeping or bed sharing with an infant has become a topic of discussion in the United States, most recently in KSPR’s (ABC News affiliate) coverage of an infant death in Missouri. What is...
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Medication and Breastfeeding: What You Need to Know
The choice to take medications or not while you are breastfeeding can be a stressful decision for many moms. This is a major decision and important that you speak with your pediatrician and a...
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Ten Myths and Facts about Breastfeeding
The process and experience of breastfeeding is a mystery to many. With mixed messages on the Internet and in the media, there is a lot of information available and much of the information can be...
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Eight Tips for How to Introduce Bottle-Feeding
As a nurse in the Institute for Maternal-Fetal Health at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, I meet many moms who are intimidated when it comes to knowing when and how to introduce bottle-feeding to...
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Breastfeeding Outside Your Home
The topic of breastfeeding in public has long been a subject of debate and confusion, particularly in the United States. Experts encourage women to breastfeed their on their babies’ feeding schedule...
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Keep Breast Milk Safe: Tips for Handling, Storing and Thawing
More mothers are breast feeding their children, which is a wonderful thing. Breastfeeding your infant or child, when they are ready to eat, is ideal. Yet, sometimes that isn’t possible. Working moms...
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Caring for Your Newborn: Expert Tips to Help Parents
One of my biggest life-altering events was the birth of my two boys. Back then, I wish I had been more prepared to handle and care for a newborn. The hospital offered birthing classes and there were...
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The Best Formula for Your Baby
“Congratulations on your new baby! Are you going to breastfeed or use formula?” This is a question every mother is asked. Never before has someone so quickly asked you a question so personal. The...
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