As a pediatrician, I thought my medical background and pediatric training meant I would be well prepared to breastfeed my newborn. I knew all about the research on how an infant's diet can affect both ...

Newborns need to breastfeed every 2-3 hours for about 10-15 minutes per side. As babies grow, breastfeeding times typically shorten, often requiring only 5-10 minutes per breast by 3-4 months. Always ...

Breast milk is a common food for infants. While breastfeeding rates are rising, many lactating parents supplement breast milk with pumping and/or formula. Breastfeeding, or chestfeeding, has numerous ...

Ann L. Kellams receives funding from NICHD for her research and Pediatric UptoDate as an author. She is the immediate past-president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. But I struggled to ...