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Breastfeeding

Where we celebrate all things related to this maternal superpower, plus answer your most asked questions about breastfeeding, fertility awareness, and birth control.

May 22, 2025

Should you keep taking prenatal vitamins after your baby’s birth?

And how do your nutrient needs change in postpartum?

byRebekah Valderrama

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December 14, 2024

Natural Womanhood Book Review: The Unexpected

Should you buy, borrow, or pass?

byMadison Ayers

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October 19, 2024

Making of a (gut) microbiome

A microscopic relationship with a gigantic impact

byKaitlyn Kulda

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June 8, 2024

Strategies to help prevent Postpartum Depression (PPD): The “Mismatch Hypothesis”

We don't do these things the way our ancestors did

byTaryn DeLong

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April 25, 2024

Why women need to be (but often aren’t) included in research studies

Hint: It has to do with menstrual cycles

byKristen Curran

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January 27, 2023

Why do we call breastmilk a living substance?

You might have heard that breast milk has superpower properties, can heal wounds

byCassondra Moriarty

December 15, 2022

The eco-friendly baby feeding option: How breastfeeding benefits the environment

You already know that breastmilk is the ideal nutrition for newborns, and you

byChristina Bennett

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May 5, 2022

Is birth control safe while breastfeeding?

What we do and don't know

byMike Gaskins

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May 5, 2022

Yes, you can chart with a fertility awareness method while breastfeeding!

As a board-certified lactation consultant and fertility awareness educator, I

byCassondra Moriarty

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December 17, 2020

Can you really use breastfeeding as natural birth control?

If you are pregnant, there is a great chance that your OB/GYN or a nurse will

byGerard Migeon

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April 8, 2020

The Benefits of Extending Breastfeeding During Covid-19

It’s amazing how when a crisis such as a pandemic hits, the mundane or humdrum

byCassondra Moriarty

September 6, 2019

Good and Bad News Concerning the LAM Method During the Postpartum Period

If you’ve been learning about Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (FABMs), you’ve

byLindsay Schlegel

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Yes, you can chart with a fertility awareness method while breastfeeding!

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