Answers to Common Questions

Most breastfeeding mom's wonder if their baby is getting enough milk. Even though you cannot measure how much milk your breasts are holding, there are many signs you can look for to put your mind at ease.

Can you have an alcoholic beverage if you're breastfeeding? How much alcohol is passed through breast milk? What are the effects on the baby if you have a drink while you're breastfeeding? Do you have to pump and dump your breast milk after having a drink?

Is it safe to have Botox injections while breastfeeding?

Is it important to take DHA supplements when breastfeeding? Are there any other ways to get DHA into your breast milk?

Can I take Flolan (Epoprostenol) while breastfeeding if I have pulmonary hypertension?

Can I take Brovana if I have COPD and I'm breastfeeding?

Is it necessary to sleep in a nursing bra when you're breastfeeding? Are there other options?

What will happen if my baby ingests someone else's breast milk?

What is nutritive versus non-nutritive sucking? What is the difference between swallowing at the breast and swallowing on a bottle? Here are details on how the process works.

Can or should you smoke cigarettes when you're breastfeeding? What are the risks and health hazards of smoking while you're breastfeeding?

Can or should you get a flu shot while you're breastfeeding? Is it safe?

It is vmportant, aside from eating a healthy, well-balanced diet, to exercise when you're breastfeeding. But what about training for a marathon? It is possible for a breastfeeding mother to do so?

A nervewracking diagnosis to say the least, slow weight gain makes new parents confused and frustrated. Here are the details on what the term means.

Failure to thrive, or FTT, is a very frightening diagnosis to receive for your baby. What is it? What is the treatment plan? What are the implications? Here are the details.

What is jaundice? What are the signs and symptoms?

The incidence of food allergies and allergic diseases is rising at a very steady pace. With so much conflicting advice aimed at breastfeeding mothers, how can you make sense of it all? Here's everything you need to know.

Breast milk can be collected and stored in a freezer for up to one year. Proper collection, storage and thawing is important to preserve the maximum health benefits of the milk.

Breastfeeding after gastric bypass surgery can be successful if you take the proper precautions.

Are there other uses for human milk? Breast milk is a complete source of nutrition, disease protection and comfort for infants and children. But, do you know what else breast milk can do?

Not only can you exercise if you are breastfeeding, but it's good for you. Light to moderate exercise is healthy and does not affect your breast milk. However, strenuous exercise could cause some problems.