Breast pump and young mother. Night vs day milk.
    Breastfeeding, Pumping, and Night vs. Day Milk: Your Questions Answered

    Learning to breastfeed your baby can be one of the most challenging and beautiful experiences of being a new parent. Many moms choose to also learn how to pump their breastmilk for times when they can…

    Sick woman laying in bed. Breast Feeding When Mom Feels Sick?
    Breast Feeding When Mom Feels Sick (or has COVID!)

    Between sleep deprivation and putting the needs of others before their own, it's pretty common for moms to get sick. And it's common for me to get questions about breast feeding when mom feels sick. I…

    Young woman in kitchen with a spoon. Mom's Diet while Breast Feeding.
    Mom’s Diet while Breastfeeding

    Mom's diet while breastfeeding can change the composition of her breast milk. It's no wonder nursing mothers have questions about what they should and shouldn't eat. Here's a quick overview of the mos…

    Breast Feeding for New Moms: First Questions Answered

    Breast feeding is a natural experience, but that doesn't mean it's always an easy one. Breast feeding for new moms can be overwhelming. If you're having questions about breast feeding, you're not alon…

    Five Breastfeeding Tips from Dr. Greene
    Five Breastfeeding Tips from Dr. Greene

    Breastfeeding is one of the best gifts you can give your baby. Here are five tips for making it as easy as possible: (more…)…

    Breast Milk’s Subtle Flavor Magic
    Breast Milk’s Subtle Flavor Magic

    Dr. Greene's take on the flavors of breast milk... Interestingly, babies tend to suck more vigorously when a new flavor is introduced into their mothers' diet (even if the mothers don't notice the cha…

    When Does the Flavor Hit Breast Milk?
    When Does the Flavor Hit Breast Milk?

    As you might expect, different flavors appear to take a different amount of time to enter breast milk. In one recent study, researchers gave breastfeeding mothers capsules of banana, caraway seed, lic…

    Flavord in Breastmilk
    Flavors in Breast Milk

    Flavors in human breast milk have been shown to influence babies' early flavor preferences. One famous landmark study showed the power of prenatal carrots to increase acceptance of carrots by babies a…

    Ear infections are vanishing: four key ideas for parents
    Ear infections are vanishing: four key ideas for parents

    I remember, not long ago, seeing many children with ear infections every day I was in the office ? children that were often up screaming the night before. Today it's not surprising to go an entire day…

    Fast Facts about Organic Milk
    Fast Facts about Organic Milk

    Many of the regulations that allow dairy products to carry the label "certified organic" revolve around farming practices. In general, organic milk should come from cows that eat only organic food and…

    As Easy as One, Two, Three: Simple Rules to Help Make Choices that are Great for Families and the Environment
    As Easy as One, Two, Three: Simple Rules to Help Make Choices that are Great for Families and the Environment

    You may be surprised to know that, pound for pound, kids eat more food, drink more liquids and inhale more fumes than adults. That's why, according to the EPA, carcinogens in our environment are on av…

    Another Reason We Must Support Nursing Moms
    Another Reason We Must Support Nursing Moms

    A new Harvard analysis has calculated what we could accomplish if 90 percent of babies drank only breast milk for the first six months of life. The starting point for this analysis was a group of ten …

    Crying baby in a stripped onesie
    Colic Improved by Probiotics?

    The long crying spasms of colic can be exhausting for parents and babies alike. Because babies with colic have been shown in some studies to have fewer species of beneficial bacteria in their intestin…

    Pie in the Face: Eczema and the Surprising Timing of Cheese
    Pie in the Face: Eczema and the Surprising Timing of Cheese

    Dr. Greene's take on eczema and cheese... Eczema rates are careening upwards in children around the world. It's now a big slice on the pie chart, affecting up to 1/3 of all kids in Western societies. …

    Nipple Creams
    Nipple Creams

    Dr. Greene's take on nipple creams... The FDA warned on May 23, 2008 that using Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream may harm nursing babies, citing concerns about toxic ingredients potentially causing serious …

    DHA and Allergies, Asthma, or Eczema
    DHA and Allergies, Asthma, or Eczema

    Getting plenty of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), one of the important omega-3 fats found in breast milk, could help to prevent allergies, asthma, and eczema in young children. Dr. Eileen Birch, who has p…

    A Hidden Benefit of Breast Feeding
    A Hidden Benefit of Breast Feeding

    Breast feeding may help protect you from a painful, sometimes even crippling, condition later in life. Okay, I don't think this benefit will be the deciding factor for starting or continuing breastfee…

    DHA and Diarrhea
    DHA and Diarrhea

    I received a letter expressing concern that some babies do not tolerate formula with added Docosahexaenoic acid/ARA and that parents are not aware of this possibility. DHA and ARA are important fatty …

    What Is Pediatric GERD and How Can You Treat It?
    What Is Pediatric GERD and How Can You Treat It?

    About one in five babies are excessively fussy (often called colic). Babies may cry for many reasons, but the latest research suggests that at least 40% of these fussy kids may actually be suffering f…

    Vitamin D and Preventing Diabetes
    Vitamin D and Preventing Diabetes

    Taking vitamin D drops in the first year of life may help prevent kids from developing type 1 diabetes, according to a study released March 13, 2008 in Archives of Disease in Childhood. The study is a…