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Ask an Expert: How to Deal with Fast Milk Flow

***Ask an Expert is a blog feature hosted by a team of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs). Once a month each IBCLC randomly chooses a question from The Badass Breastfeeder...

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Ask an Expert: Common Newborn Concerns

By Wendy Wisner, IBCLC Fan Question: “I am EBF (exclusively breastfeeding) my 7 week old son, William, I never get engorged. EVER. He also does a lot of.. Nibbling ? Like really fast sucking? Is that...

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Ask an Expert: Relactation

***Ask an Expert is a blog feature hosted by a team of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs). Once a month each IBCLC randomly chooses a question from The Badass Breastfeeder...

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Ask an Expert: Breastfeeding and Dental Cavities

By Wendy Wisner, IBCLC ***Ask an Expert is a blog feature hosted by a team of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs). Once a month each IBCLC randomly chooses a question from The...

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Ask an Expert: Pumping to Get Milk to Come In

***Ask an Expert is a blog feature hosted by a team of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs). Once a month each IBCLC randomly chooses a question from The Badass Breastfeeder...

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Ask an Expert: Frustrated at the Breast

Fan Question: Sometimes my baby gets frustrated at the breast and won’t latch on. I’ve been breaking down and giving him a bottle of formula. What else can I do? NANCY MOHRBACHER, IBCLC: What a worry!...

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Ask an Expert: Oversupply and Block Feeding

I’m a first-time mother who has been struggling with breastfeeding for 6 months. First I thought my daughter’s constant pulling off and crying were due to low milk supply but when I took fenugreek, it...

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Ask an Expert: Dairy and Elimination Diets

I’ve been on a dairy elimination diet for several months. What is the best way to determine if by baby still reacts to dairy? Are there certain dairy products (cheese, butter, cream) that are easier...

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Ask an Expert: I’m Afraid She Isn’t Getting Enough

Fan Question: My daughter was 5 weeks early and spent 9 days in the NICU. I pumped and then we began breastfeeding but she latched only for a short time, which we followed with bottles. A month later...

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Ask an Expert: Breastfeeding and Type 1 Diabetes

Fan Question: I am a type 1 diabetic and EBF my 2-mo-old DD. Before and during pregnancy I had tight control of my blood sugar but now one minute my sugar is high and the next it’s low. Is high sugar...

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Ask an Expert: Milk Supply and Knowing How Much is Enough

By Wendy Wisner, IBCLC Fan Question: I had my third child three weeks ago today. I wanted to breastfeed desperately but he was having difficulty latching. I had the same issue with my other two...

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Ask an Expert: Milk Supply During Pregnancy

By Wendy Wisner, IBCLC Fan Question: Need a little advice on re-lactation!! Baby girl is 2 yrs old and I’m currently 32 weeks pregnant. I stopped producing “milk” about 8-9 weeks ago but that hasn’t...

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Ask an Expert: Pumping and Working

Fan Question: I’m a first-time mom. My baby is one month old and I go back to work in a month. When should I pump and how can I store milk for work if my baby takes a bottle every day? NANCY...

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Ask an Expert: Can I Breastfeed While Pregnant?

Fan Question: I’m 9 weeks pregnant and have a nursing 17-month-old. Is it safe to breastfeed through a pregnancy? NANCY MOHRBACHER, IBCLC: Some women wean during pregnancy, but you don’t have to. There...

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Ask an Expert: Should I Wake My Baby to Eat?

Fan Question: My first baby will be born soon and I’m wondering if I should wake my baby to nurse at night or if I should wait until he wakes to breastfeed. NANCY MOHRBACHER, IBCLC: The answer is “it...

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Ask an Expert: Frustrated at the Breast

Fan Question: Sometimes my baby gets frustrated at the breast and won’t latch on. I’ve been breaking down and giving him a bottle of formula. What else can I do? NANCY MOHRBACHER, IBCLC: What a worry!...

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Ask an Expert: Oversupply and Block Feeding

I’m a first-time mother who has been struggling with breastfeeding for 6 months. First I thought my daughter’s constant pulling off and crying were due to low milk supply but when I took fenugreek, it...

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