Baby
Is It Time to Stop Co-Sleeping?
The mom of an infant is having a super hard time with her night wakings and she needs help establishing a healthy sleep plan for her baby daughter.
Baby
Breastfeeding & the NICU
A new mom who is exclusively pumping is looking for advice on how to increase her breast milk production.
Childbirth
Breastfeeding After a C-Section
Midwives are telling this mom that she will probably have difficulty breastfeeding post an elective c-section. She wants to know if that’s true?
Baby
Grieving the Breastfeeding Relationship That Never Was
This new and first-time mother is upset and sad because her breastfeeding relationship with her baby has come to an end sooner than she expected.
Baby
Can Breast AND Bottle Be Best?
I can’t pump enough milk for my baby and I’m tired of driving myself crazy over it. Can I nurse and use formula…and learn to be okay with that?
Baby
Midnight Pumping
My baby is sleeping longer at night now. Should I pump or should I sleep?
Baby
Breastfeeding PTSD
After a terrible breastfeeding experience with baby #1, how to overcome fears and anxiety about nursing baby #2.
Baby
When You Simply Have To Wean
Medical issues mean I have to stop breastfeeding my son. How can I make the process as easy as possible for us both?
Baby
Belated Breastfeeding Woes
Boosting your milk supply after illness, separation or just plain lazy pumping.
Baby
Bottle Shame
Breastfeeding didn’t work out for us, but what do I say to all these nosy strangers who want to know why?
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Underwire Bras
Are underwire bras really the pregnancy/nursing no-no some people make them out to be?
Pregnancy
The (Preemptive) Undersupply Battle Plan
How I went from undersupply to Milk Machine the second time around.
Your Life
Pump It Up
Two boobs, one pump, and two very different experiences.
Baby
The Shield
A new breastfeeding mom is stuck stressing over the dreaded nipple shield. Why is it a “problem? And what’s the best approach to weaning the baby off it?
Baby
The Non-Joys of Breastfeeding, Part Three: SUPPLY PROBLEMS
Not enough milk, too much milk, or just about right? Just call me Goldiboobs and the Three Breastpump Settings.
Pregnancy
Postpartum Differences From One Pregnancy to the Next: Like Snowflakes, In a Way
Postpartum is NOT one-size-fits-all. Even if you’re the only “all” we’re talking about.
Baby
Afterbirth & Aftermath: The First Few Days Postpartum
Because the weirdness doesn’t end with pregnancy. Join us for the launch of Bounce Back, Amalah’s sequel to Zero to Forty, where postpartum is not a four-letter word.
Baby
Low Supply & High Guilt: How to Deal With Your Milk Drying Up
Dear Amy, I’ve been reading Amalah for years — pre-Noah (your first child). I remember you posting one day that you had quit breastfeeding, including pictures of all the pump parts / accessories that you were throwing away. At the time, this was meaningless to…