Breastfeeding Questions and Answers

We have got answers! We would like to help mothers breastfeed with confidence by answering some of our readers' breastfeeding questions right on the site and, in turn, also help other moms who may have have a similar question.

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Previously Asked Breastfeeding Questions

Click below to see answers to questions previously asked by visitors to our site...

Breastfeeding Baby While Pregnant Not rated yet
Visitor Question: I have a 13 month old who is still heavily breastfed and have just discovered that I am pregnant again.
Am I at higher risk of miscarriage ...

Can I Breastfeed Now When I Never Breastfed Other Children? Not rated yet
Visitor Question: Can I breastfeed if I did not breastfeed my 3 babies that I already had. I want to breastfeed the 4th baby but I do not know if I ...

Breastfeeding Baby Weight Gain Not rated yet
Visitor Question: My baby boy weighed 3.6kg at birth. He did not loos any weight after birth and now at 10 weeks, he weighs 6.75kg. He seems to be ...

Breastfeeding and Mace Spray Not rated yet
Visitor Question: I am currently breastfeeding. Can mace or OC spray affect my baby? I am required to get sprayed myself due to my work and will need ...

Quetions About Using the Avent Hand Held Pump Not rated yet
Visitor Question: This is the first time i have used a breast pump, i am finding it really tricky to use, you have to press it really hard against your ...

Breastfeeding and Getting Pregnant Again Not rated yet
Visitor Question: I am a 25yr old mother of one. My daughter will be 11 months on the 21st. I have been exclusively breastfeeding her until at 7 months ...

Growth Spurt Question:
6 month old nursing every 2 hours Not rated yet
Visitor Breastfeeding Question: My baby just turned 6 months old & about two weeks ago he started waking up every two or three hours at night. He had ...

Extended Breastfeeding at Age 5 Not rated yet
Visitor Question: My son, who is almost 5 now, still nurses at night.

It is a very brief time, but he still does. I am very private with this, of ...

Night Feedings Not rated yet
Visitor Question: My son is 3 mos. old and will usually sleeps through the night. I however, will wake up every night with a soaked shirt and full ...

Breastfeeding on Alternate Sides Not rated yet
Visitor Question: My baby is 8 weeks old and has only had my breast milk, for about a week now he seems to only want one breast at feeding time i don'...

Starting My Period Not rated yet
Visitor Question: I am exclusively breastfeeding my daughter. She is almost 6 weeks old. I started my period today, is this normal or should I contact ...

Breastfeeding Thrush Not rated yet
Visitor Breastfeeding Question: I have a 7wk old and he has recently developed thrush . I am breastfeeding and unable to pump enough to meet his needs....

Schedule and Amount Not rated yet
Visitor Question: Hi my son is 7 weeks old and I want to put him on a schedule of eating every 3 hours during the day.

He has already gained a lot ...

Best Breast Pump for Stay at Home Mom Not rated yet
Visitor Question: I am due to have a baby soon and wonder which breast pump is best for a stay at home mom. I want to be able to store up enough milk ...

Visitor Qustion: Hi. My baby is six weeks old he wants to be fed maybe every half an hour and sometimes less, but the main problem is that he sleeps ...

Tender Breasts from Breastfeeding

Visitor Question: My baby is almost 3 months old. She is my second child. I also breastfed my first child til 12 months old. I breastfeed her every ...

Taking fenugreek

Visitor Question: I noticed my milk supply has dropped or at least I think it has. My daughter does not seem satisfied after breastfeeding. I am taking ...

When should my period resume?

Visitor Question: My daughter just turned a year old and for the past 2 weeks or so I have been working on weaning her and only nursing her when she ...

Visitor Question: I have been taking 1 to 2 Vicodin a day for back and neck injury; will this harm the baby while breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding Magazine ...

Exclusively Breastfeed

Visitor Question: I just took my daughter in for her 9 month examination and her weight and length were below the standard.

Is it possible that ...