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Dear Dr. Greene, I am a first time new mom. My precious baby is three weeks old and I have to go back to work when she is six weeks old. I have been trying to nurse my daughter,…

This is a follow-up to your answer on breastfeeding difficulties. You suggest that a nursing mother pamper herself, and that she get as much sleep as possible. These are great suggestions in general, but why have you specifically made…

Before you decide to give up nursing, I recommend that you try a few simple things that might make the situation much easier for both you and your baby. If these don’t work, you can still decide to switch to bottle feeding. If, instead, you choose hastily to stop breastfeeding, you might never be able [...]

I’m trying to nurse my baby, but it’s just not working. She cries all the time, and I feel like crying all the time! I really want to quit, but my friends tell me it will hurt my baby’s…