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5 Fascinating Facts About Breast Milk
Did you know your breast milk not only changes from month to month but also throughout the day? Learn more fascinating facts about breast milk and its many benefits, including all about...
5 Fascinating Facts About Breast Milk
Did you know your breast milk not only changes from month to month but also throughout the day? Learn more fascinating facts about breast milk and its many benefits, including all about breast milk's flavor, nutrients, immune factors, and more!

How to Prevent and Treat Clogged Milk Ducts and Mastitis
Many women experience clogged milk ducts at some point in their breastfeeding journey. If addressed quickly, a clogged duct can be resolved relatively easily without medical intervention. However, some clogged...
How to Prevent and Treat Clogged Milk Ducts and Mastitis
Many women experience clogged milk ducts at some point in their breastfeeding journey. If addressed quickly, a clogged duct can be resolved relatively easily without medical intervention. However, some clogged ducts can turn into mastitis. In this piece, I’ll explain...

Must-Know Tips for Breastfeeding a Sick Baby
Breast milk provides excellent overall protection from sickness, but many babies still come down with some sort of cold, virus, or infection within the first year of life. During an...
Must-Know Tips for Breastfeeding a Sick Baby
Breast milk provides excellent overall protection from sickness, but many babies still come down with some sort of cold, virus, or infection within the first year of life. During an illness, it’s possible your child will be fussier at the...

What to Wear to a Wedding When You’re Pregnant or Nursing
Wedding bells ring all year long for family, friends, and colleagues, so wedding invitations can arrive at any time—even when you’re pregnant or nursing. Special occasions allow you to reconnect...
What to Wear to a Wedding When You’re Pregnant or Nursing
Wedding bells ring all year long for family, friends, and colleagues, so wedding invitations can arrive at any time—even when you’re pregnant or nursing. Special occasions allow you to reconnect with loved ones and make memories, but it may feel...

Best Nursing Tops for Breastfeeding in 2023
When you’re on the hunt for stylish nursing tops or nursing T-shirts that you can wear every day, it’s important to look for features and designs that make nursing access quick...
Best Nursing Tops for Breastfeeding in 2023
When you’re on the hunt for stylish nursing tops or nursing T-shirts that you can wear every day, it’s important to look for features and designs that make nursing access quick and easy when it’s feeding time.

Working to Protect Our Planet for Our Babies
At Kindred Bravely, we’re passionate about supporting moms when they need the most care and love, and we’re dedicated to helping nurture our planet for future generations. As a company,...
Working to Protect Our Planet for Our Babies
At Kindred Bravely, we’re passionate about supporting moms when they need the most care and love, and we’re dedicated to helping nurture our planet for future generations. As a company, we strive to make premium products with a focus on...

Best Nursing Sleep Bras 2023
Caring for a bundle of joy is an experience like no other. It’s also more work than most everyone expects. Round-the-clock, on-demand nursing is great for your little one. But...
Best Nursing Sleep Bras 2023
Caring for a bundle of joy is an experience like no other. It’s also more work than most everyone expects. Round-the-clock, on-demand nursing is great for your little one. But just as with diaper changes, you get called on at...

Cuddle Weather Capsule Collection for Nursing Moms
When I was pregnant with my first son, nursing clothes weren’t even on my radar. Now, more than 17 months into breastfeeding my second son, nursing-friendly clothing has become my...
Cuddle Weather Capsule Collection for Nursing Moms
When I was pregnant with my first son, nursing clothes weren’t even on my radar. Now, more than 17 months into breastfeeding my second son, nursing-friendly clothing has become my breast friend (pun intended)! With the weather getting colder, I...

Nursing-Friendly Postpartum Loungewear
My postpartum recovery experience was tough. I felt useless lying in bed for the first few weeks, which is hard for an achiever, type-A personality like me. Don’t get me...
Nursing-Friendly Postpartum Loungewear
My postpartum recovery experience was tough. I felt useless lying in bed for the first few weeks, which is hard for an achiever, type-A personality like me. Don’t get me wrong: I was in newborn bliss hanging out with my...

Ultimate Guide to Traveling with Breast Milk by Plane or Car
Nursing and pumping while traveling can feel daunting. Some babies roll with changes to their routines; other babies get distracted, tired, or anxious and nurse more or less frequently than...
Ultimate Guide to Traveling with Breast Milk by Plane or Car
Nursing and pumping while traveling can feel daunting. Some babies roll with changes to their routines; other babies get distracted, tired, or anxious and nurse more or less frequently than usual. Whether you’re considering taking your breastfeeding baby on a...

From Medicine to Motherhood: A Black Doctor's Breastfeeding Experience
My breastfeeding journey started 30 years before I became a mother when my mother, a Registered Nurse and lactation specialist, would tirelessly alternate breastfeeding my younger twin brothers. As a toddler,...
From Medicine to Motherhood: A Black Doctor's Breastfeeding Experience
My breastfeeding journey started 30 years before I became a mother when my mother, a Registered Nurse and lactation specialist, would tirelessly alternate breastfeeding my younger twin brothers. As a toddler, I had no idea the historical context and significance this...

Black Breastfeeding Week
In 2011, the United States Breastfeeding Committee established August as National Breastfeeding Month to celebrate breastfeeding and address its unique challenges. In 2014, Kimberly Seals Allers, Kiddada Green, and Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka founded...
Black Breastfeeding Week
In 2011, the United States Breastfeeding Committee established August as National Breastfeeding Month to celebrate breastfeeding and address its unique challenges. In 2014, Kimberly Seals Allers, Kiddada Green, and Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka founded Black Breastfeeding Week, which takes place during the last week...