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Sheri Lynn - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Sheri Lynn is an editor for Breastfeeding Magazine a new online source for breastfeeding support and encouragement.
She is also a contributing writer for Homeschool-Curriculum.org.
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- Benefits of Homeschooling Your Children
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Have you wondered whether it may be better to home school your children rather than send them to a public school? There are a number of benefits to homeschooling your children.
- How Breastfeeding Can Save You Money
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] You may know the health benefits of breastfeeding, but did you know that breastfeeding can save you money as well? Think about it for a minute. Take a look at the price of a single can of formula.
- Breastfeeding and Growth Spurts
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] If your breastfeeding baby is suddenly nursing all the time, it is probably not a decrease in your milk supply, but instead just a normal growth spurt. Most babies experience a growth spurt a few days after birth, one to three weeks, six to eight weeks, three months, six months and between seven and nine months. However, each child is different and there is no rule to when a child will go through a growth spurt.
- Smoking While Breastfeeding
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] If you feel that you cannot give up smoking while breastfeeding, it still benefits your baby if you choose to breastfeed. Breastfeeding provides many immunities that help your little one to fight illness and can even help counteract some of the effects of cigarette smoking. Here are some tips.
- Almost Any Mother Can Breastfeed
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] Don't believe the myths that you hear...the truth is that almost any mother can breastfeed her child. It is one of the most instinctive, beautiful and natural things for a mother to do to feed her babies.
- Best Positions to Breastfeed a Baby
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Nursing mothers have many different breastfeeding positions to try when feeding their babies. The holds that you find work for you and your baby may not be the same ones your friends have success with. Here are some tips.
- Breastfeeding Differences and Disparities Still Exist
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] Unfortunately, breastfeeding differences and disparities still exist. As more and more women are learning the advantages of breastfeeding, more mothers are once again choosing to breastfeed their babies. However, there are still some rather significant differences between women who nurse and those who choose not to.
- Can You Have Too Much Breast Milk?
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Does your breastfeeding baby have problems like gassiness, green poop and excessive spit up? Then you have a problem with oversupply... or too much milk.
- Common Breastfeeding Myths
[Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] Unfortunately, many women actually avoid breastfeeding because they have heard myths about breastfeeding that are taken into account when they are making their decision. So, it is important that women learn the truth about breastfeeding so they can make the best possible choice for themselves and their babies.
- Is Alcohol Really Ok for Breastfeeding Moms?
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] Groups are trying to get a "Breastfeeding Alcohol Consumption Warning" on all liquor while doctors are saying it is fine to drink alcohol and breastfeed. With all the confusion, how can you decide?
- What New Moms Want for Christmas
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] So you are going through your list of people to buy for and you run across the new mommy. She just recently gave birth and is home breastfeeding the little one and you have absolutely no idea what to give her for Christmas.
- 10 Tips For Losing Weight While Breastfeeding
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] After giving birth to a child, many women become interested in regaining the figure they had prior to getting pregnant. Losing the excess weight requires going on a diet while breastfeeding. However, some question which breastfeeding diets are healthy for the mother and the baby. Here are 10 tips you need to know about losing weight while breastfeeding.
- New Study Shows Breastfeeding Can Help Prevent Heart Disease
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] We all have heard of all of the health benefits that breastfed babies enjoy over their formula-fed peers. The advantages include fewer stomach or intestinal infections, fewer ear infections, digestive problems, skin diseases and allergies. They also have linked breastfeeding to fewer instances of diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure.
- Five Tips for Surviving Colic
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Surviving colic is a goal of a lot of new parents. It is estimated that over 20% of children experience colic. Here are some tips for making it through.
- Is Your Fussy Baby the Victim of Bad Breastfeeding Advice?
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Have you been told to make sure the your feed your baby from both breasts at every single feeding? You may want to stop... especially if you have baby with colic.
- Co-Sleeping Benefits for Breastfeeding Mothers
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] So many breastfeeding mothers today are so concerned about getting their babies to sleep in their own beds that they miss the great benefits that co-sleeping can provide.
By sleeping near your baby, you both get into similar sleep cycles. If you put your baby in a separate room, the baby wakes up on the baby’s sleep cycle, you on yours, and no one gets any sleep!
- Foods to Avoid When Breastfeeding
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Some breastfeeding mothers avoid chocolate. Other moms avoid garlic. So how do you learn which foods to avoid when breastfeeding?
- Do Tuberous Breasts Prevent Breastfeeding Success?
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] Women with tuberous breasts may have been told that they will not be able to breastfeed, but that is simply not true. Find out steps you can take to improve your chances of breastfeeding success.
- The Truth About Breastfeeding and Alcohol
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Should nursing mothers drink? Find out the truth about breastfeeding and alcohol.
- Why Does Extended Breastfeeding Offend People?
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Why is extended breastfeeding offensive? It is simply nursing a child past Western society's 'normal' expectations and there are benefits for breastfeeding longer.
- Tips for Pregnant Women Planning on Returning to Work While Breastfeeding
[Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] Here is a list of Breastfeeding Magazine's top five tips to help you to start preparing for returning to work now in order to make it go smoother when your baby arrives.
- Top Five Tips For Breastfeeding in Public
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Even seasoned breastfeeding mothers sometimes are afraid to breastfeed in public. However, if you want have the confidence to nurse in public with confidence, here are Breastfeeding Magazine's top five tips for discreetly breastfeeding in public.
- Breastfeeding Drill Sergeants
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] With their good intentions, some breastfeeding advocates have become like a drill sergeants. Sometimes this militant "breastfeed-or-else support" backfires and leaves new moms turned off to breastfeeding. Here are a few tips from Breastfeeding Magazine for experienced breastfeeding mothers and nursing advocates to more effectively spread the word about breastfeeding to new mothers.
- Breastfeeding and Smoking - What to Do If You Feel That You Can't Quit
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] If you are still smoking and breastfeeding, you absolutely should still choose to breastfeed. Breastfeeding provides many immunities that help your child fight illness and can even help counteract some of the negative effects of cigarette smoking. However, you should also make sure that you are aware of the risks involved and at least minimize those risks for your baby.
- Why You Should Avoid Cheap Electric Breast Pumps
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] When you are first thinking of breastfeeding your baby, you may decide to search for cheap electric breast pumps in order to find one that will let you get a break from your baby, but not cost you very much. Here's why that is a mistake.
- Avoid One of the Worst Pieces of Advice for New Breastfeeding Moms
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] New moms watch out. There are plenty of people out there to give bad advice. I still remember one of the worst pieces of advice I ever got as a new mom. Here is what is was.
- Discover the Benefits of Breastfeeding
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Along with the satisfaction of doing what is best for your baby, the benefits of breastfeeding for your children should convince you that it is at least worth a good effort to try it!
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