The Ultimate Guide to Breastfeeding

Here's your one-stop resource for everything you need to know about breastfeeding--from buying that first nursing bra to deciding when to wean.

Breastfeeding: it's one of the most natural and intimate of all human interactions. But, just because it's natural doesn't mean it's easy--especially in those first few overwhelming weeks with your newborn. Breastfeeding takes knowledge and practice. You've got a million questions about how to get it right. And, luckily, you've come to the right place.

Here's your one-stop resource for everything you need to know about breastfeeding--from buying that first nursing bra to deciding when to wean. You'll find advice and information on how to get the proper latch, what to eat while breastfeeding, how to keep breastfeeding when you go back to work, and how to breastfeed and still have a life. You'll find stories of women who've overcome nursing challenges and you'll learn how to form your own breastfeeding support system. Wondering whether breastfeeding is a reliable form of birth control, or whether you can breastfeed after a breast-augmentation or breast-reduction surgery? You'll find answers to these questions--and more--in the articles below.


Breastfeeding Basics

How to Breastfeed
Our step-by-step photos show you how to get it right.

Breastfeeding: Secrets of Success
The first six weeks are crucial to long-term nursing. Here are the skills you need to stick with it.

Nursing Know-How
Breastfeeding can be difficult for some women in the first few weeks, but it gets easier and more natural with time.

Eat, Drink, But Be Wary
What's safe (and what's not) while breastfeeding

Where to Get the Support You Need
View our state-by-state list of support stores


Breastfeeding On-the-Go

How to Breastfeed (And Still Have a Life)
Answers for five oft-asked questions about nursing

Express Yourself
The nuts and bolts of pumping breast milk for your baby


The Benefits of Breastfeeding

200 Reasons to Breastfeed
The abundance of good things in mother's milk offers your baby lifelong benefits.

Breast Is Best
Nursing your baby is great for both of you.


Breastfeeding Stories

Meet My New Breasts
For this mom, some previously private property became quite public.

Adventures In Breastfeeding
From short nipples to pumping in public, some surprising nursing challenges and how five women overcame them.