August is World Breastfeeding Month, and to help new moms, we’ve compiled top tips, tricks, myths debunked, and real mom stories from the frontlines! While it’s not always easy to breastfeed and we support every choice, we hope to help make it a bit easier for new moms with advice from the experts and from real moms like you.
Nutrition Tips and Snacks for Nursing Moms
Nursing any newborn is not only about giving that new baby the best nutrients, but also about making sure that breastfeeding moms put their own nutrition first. Here are some tips and snack ideas to help with milk production and stay healthy while feeding your baby.
Did you Breastfeed in Public? Is there a double standard?
We posted this fabulous image on Facebook and did it ever get a response from our momstown moms!
How to make breastfeeding easier – top 5 nursing basics
With World Breastfeeding Week being celebrated in Canada, momstown Finds shares our top 5 ‘breastfeeding basics’ to have on hand before your baby is born and breastfeeding begins.
Why Am I Embarrassed to be Breastfeeding a walking and talking Toddler?
When I was pregnant for the first time, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. For six months. That seemed like a good amount of time to lend out my breasts to someone else on a semi-permanent basis. When my walking, talking toddler was still being nursed, I started to feel embarrassed, but why?
Weaning: Whose Breasts Are These?
I ask myself this daily. Are these two breasts even mine? Since 2005 I have been nursing one child or another for 51 months! Almost straight except for 2 new pregnancies thrown in. That’s a long commitment to milk production.
