Healthy Savannah's "Breastfeeding Welcome Here" initiative encourages businesses and organizations to offer lactation spaces. The initiative aims to promote breastfeeding-friendly environments and ...

August is National Breastfeeding Month—a time to promote breastfeeding and advocacy to ensure all families have the opportunity to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is recommended by the American Academy of ...

The first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week. The choice to breastfeed is a popular one but not a sustainable one for many mothers who don't have proper support. Brooke Gilliam, an ...

As a pediatrician, I thought my medical background and pediatric training meant I would be well prepared to breastfeed my newborn. I knew all about the research on how an infant's diet can affect both ...

JCSU is trying to bring more diversity into the lactation consultant field not only to benefit the health of the mother, but also the baby. Personal experience drew 34-year-old Afton Jones to the ...

Up to 87% of mothers in the United States breastfeed their babies at some point, but the process isn't always seamless. New moms can face issues with milk supply, pain, soreness and improper latches — ...

You've probably never heard someone describe breastfeeding as easy. Between latching issues, sore nipples, and generally feeling more cow than human, many new parents who choose to breastfeed their ...

FARGO — Friends Kayla Vogele and Amy Sinclair just gave birth to two little girls, Noah and Sawyer. Both moms have made it through their first few months of breastfeeding. It's something new for ...

August is National Breastfeeding Month — a time to promote breastfeeding and advocacy to ensure all families have the opportunity to breastfeed. Certified lactation consultants, like the team at ...

If you’re breastfeeding your baby, you might wonder if either you or your baby are ready to begin the weaning process and stop breastfeeding. Just as deciding to breastfeed is a personal decision, so ...

Healthy Savannah, formed in 2007, seeks to support a culture of health in the area by creating an environment that makes the healthy choice, the easy choice in all facets of life. Its latest ...