Becky's Breastfeeding Information Library

All articles written by Becky Flora, BSed, IBCLC, Board Certified Lactation Consultant


All About... - NEW SECTION - More topics to be added

All About Nursing Bras

All About Nursing Pads

All About Nipple Creams and Ointments

All About Breast Shells

All About Breastpumps (see Breastpumps 101)

All About Lactation Consultants (see How Can a Lactation Consultant Help Me?)

All About Daddies and Breastfeeding - NEW

Why Breast Really Is Best

Advantages of Breastfeeding

Special Advantages of Nursing Your Baby with Down Syndrome

Getting the Best Possible Start: The How, When, and Where

The Nursing Mother's Well-Packed Hospital Bag - NEW!

Breastfeeding: Starting Out Right

Positioning of Your Baby and Latch-On

Prevention and Treatment of Engorgement

Avoiding Nipple Confusion

How Can a Lactation Consultant Help Me? - NEW!

Mom's Comfort and Well-Being

Treatment of Sore, Cracked, or Bleeding Nipples

Prevention and Treatment of Engorgement

Plugged Ducts and Breast Infections

Combining Weight Loss, Exercise, and Breastfeeding

Pumping "Liquid Gold"

Why Purchase a Breastpump?

Breastpumping Tips

Breastpumps 101

Storage and Handling of Breastmilk

Offering Your Breastfed Baby a Bottle

Milk Supply Concerns

Is My Baby Getting Enough? - NEW updated information!

How Can I Increase My Milk Supply?

Hidden Hindrances to a Healthy Milk Supply

Too Much Milk?

Understanding Your Breastfed Baby As He Grows

Breast Babies and Schedules

Growth Spurts

Juice, Water, Anyone? - NEW

Breastfeeding As Baby Grows

Special Challenges and Overcoming Them

Could We Have Thrush? - NEW updated information!

Breastfeeding with Flat or Inverted Nipples

Breastfeeding in the Face of Surgery or Hospitalization

Surviving a Nursing Strike

Too Much Milk?

What if I'm Returning to Work?

Offering Your Breastfed Baby a Bottle

Optimizing Your Milk Supply After Returning To Work or School

Solids and Weaning

Solid Food: Best Delayed

Weaning: The Physical Part for Mom

Menstruation and Pregnancy: How do they relate to breastfeeding?

Menstruation and Breastfeeding

I'm Pregnant. Do I Have to Wean?

What happens after the first year?

Nursing Past Infancy and Into Toddlerhood




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