Newborn | Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding offers a wonderful way to nourish and bond with your baby. To help get you started with nursing your baby, we'd like to share a little information and some great mom-tested tips. Learn all about breastfeeding.
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I am nursing my 5-month-old baby. I want to know how much caffeine is safe to drink and how soon after I drink a Pepsi or other caffeinated drink does it affect my milk?
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I have a 6-month-old baby. How long does frozen breast milk retain its value and nutrition?
Read How long does frozen breast milk retain its nutritional value?

My 4-week-old daughter seems to be gaining weight appropriately on breast milk. However, she feeds only every three to four hours, and then often only on one breast. I seem to have what I've heard called an "overactive milk supply" as the milk lets down very fast and there's too much of it. Why doesn't my body adjust to the schedule my daughter is setting up? And also, should I wake her up more often to feed? She just won't take the breast when I try that.
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I'm due in a few months, and I have read that some plastic bottles can allow estrogen-like compounds to leach into the milk. I am interested in using glass bottles and will be breastfeeding but have read that glass bottles are not recommended for breast milk. Why would this be?
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I am breastfeeding my 3-month-old. Can I use any liquid diet products that are safe for the baby?
Read Can I safely use any liquid diet products while I'm breastfeeding?

Our newly home, 12-week-preemie is now 12 weeks old, or age 0 for practical purposes. In the last month at the hospital she got used to a three-hour feeding schedule. Now after a couple of weeks at home, as her weight approaches 5 1/2 pounds, she wants to feed more often, every one and a half to two hours, but is not interested in feeding more than 2 ounces at each feeding. Do you have any suggestions for encouraging her to eat more at each feeding but less frequently? She is getting pumped breastmilk and direct breastmilk and is now starting formula.
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I am adopting a newborn who is expected in July. I want to breastfeed my baby. I have heard that I can take hormones and pump my breasts to produce. Would this milk be as beneficial to baby as the biological mother's milk as far as nutrition is concerned?
Read Is an adopted mother's breast milk as beneficial as the birth mother's milk?