Let's Celebrate #WorldBreastfeedingWeek 2015!

Breastfeeding can be a touchy subject because feeding your baby isn't just about nutrition, it's emotional. August marks the 22nd year of World Breastfeeding week. This year 175 countries worldwide will celebrate Breastfeeding from August 1st to 7th.

We created this page filled with resources and tips to help breastfeeding moms, and included stories of successful and not-so-successful attempts to breastfeed. It's our way of celebrating all moms—those who breastfed and those who didn't, the moms who tried, and the ones who chose not to.

Because we're all in this together.

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Solutions To Common Breastfeeding Dilemmas

Learn some of the most common breastfeeding challenges, like blocked ducts, sore nipples, mastitis and engorgement, and how you can overcome them.

by: Dr. Kim Foster

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The Ups And Downs Of My Breastfeeding Experience

Breastfeeding almost ruined my relationship with my daughter.

by: Stephanie Eby

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Breastfeeding Tips and Techniques

Breastfeeding may be natural but it's not always instinctive. Here some tips to get your started on making breastfeeding a time you will cherish and enjoy.

by: Playtex Mommyville

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The Joy Of Breastfeeding

It’s hard to imagine what breastfeeding is like until you’ve done it. And it’s not the same for all. For me, it has been perfect. This is my story.

by: Kim McNamara

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10 Reminders for New Moms: Don't Neglect YOUR Health!

After having a baby, your body is healing, recovering, and starting to produce breast milk—proper nutrition is key to maintaining your health.

by: Sarah Remmer, RD

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Yes, I'm Still Breastfeeding And Don't Intend to Stop

Yes, he's 18 months old and still breastfeeding and if you want to judge me you can just suck it.

by: Jen Schlumberger

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The Importance of Postpartum Nutrition

It's important that a mom takes care of herself as she's taking care of her newborn. In order to ensure proper nutrition follow these food guidelines.

by: Playtex Mommyville

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Six Foods Breastfeeding Mothers Should Eat

Along with a prenatal multivitamin and well balanced meals, these are the six foods that pack a nutrition punch and you should be adding to your diet.

by: Sarah Remmer, RD

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Can Women Who Don't Breastfeed Bond With Their Babies?

The notion that women who can’t (or won’t) breastfeed aren’t capable of bonding with their babies as well as those of us devoted to nursing is absurd.

by: Andrea Traynor

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Are You Pressuring Yourself to Breastfeed?

I vowed I wouldn't let pressure to breastfeed get to me, I would do what worked for us. Nobody told me that most of the pressure would come from me.

by: April Scott-Clarke

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Trials and Tribulations of Breastfeeding

I want to breastfeed so desperately I'm drinking nettle leaf tea, fenugreek tea, fennel seed tea, and every Indian concoction that my mother can get into me.

by: Gurpreet Randev