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When to Buy a Nursing Bra and How to Choose One
Every woman deserves to wear a comfortable, supportive bra, every day – but especially during pregnancy and breastfeeding. During the first months of pregnancy, your breasts begin to expand; they may...
When to Buy a Nursing Bra and How to Choose One
Every woman deserves to wear a comfortable, supportive bra, every day – but especially during pregnancy and breastfeeding. During the first months of pregnancy, your breasts begin to expand; they may feel swollen, sore, and sensitive thanks to surges of estrogen...

How Do Nursing Bras Work? Guide to Using a Nursing Bra
If you’re currently lactating or getting ready to nurse your baby, you may have already discovered that nursing moms have a ton of choices when it comes to bras. There are maternity...
How Do Nursing Bras Work? Guide to Using a Nursing Bra
If you’re currently lactating or getting ready to nurse your baby, you may have already discovered that nursing moms have a ton of choices when it comes to bras. There are maternity bras, nursing bras, pumping bras, sleep nursing bras, nursing sports...

3 Best Maternity Sports Bras 2023
If you decide to maintain a certain level of activity during pregnancy, you may be asking yourself, “Do I need a maternity sports bra?” The answer is probably yes! Upgrading...
3 Best Maternity Sports Bras 2023
If you decide to maintain a certain level of activity during pregnancy, you may be asking yourself, “Do I need a maternity sports bra?” The answer is probably yes! Upgrading to a maternity sports bra that will make you feel...

Breast Milk Color and How it Changes
You may already know that breast milk is the perfect food for babies, providing them with all of the vital nutrition they need. But did you know that breast milk...
Breast Milk Color and How it Changes
You may already know that breast milk is the perfect food for babies, providing them with all of the vital nutrition they need. But did you know that breast milk can come in many different colors? Rest assured, most variations...

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!

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.

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...

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...