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Barbara

Contact Barbara E: barbara.higham@gmail.com Writer at barbarahigham.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/BreastfeedingPosts/ Editor at womenshealthtoday.blog

Finding Sufficiency

For the mother who cannot produce a full milk supply for her baby, messages advocating breastfeeding can be hard to hear.

Simple Ways to Calm a Crying Baby and Have a More Peaceful Night’s Sleep

The science of nighttime care.

Mental Health and the Breastfeeding Mother

The more options that mothers have, the more likely they are to find a treatment (or a combination) that works for them.

Why Breastfeeding Lowers Women’s Risk of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases

Why might breastfeeding lower women’s risk of heart disease?

Why Breastfeeding Is Good for Moms Too

We hear plenty about breastfeeding benefits for babies: what's in it for mom?

Breastfeeding “Forever”

Continuing to breastfeed beyond the first year—Why?

Can Fats Make You Happy? Fatty Acids and Depression

Mental health and a connection with Omega-3s during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond.

Spruce-up Tips for the Green Family

A few traditional, safe, simple, effective, and ecological tips for a clean, fresh-smelling home.

Exercise Combats Depression

Research demonstrates exercise is an effective anti-depressant and the mood-altering effects of exercise appear fairly quickly.

Tips for Breastfeeding Distracted Babies

Many babies seem to lose interest in breastfeeding.

What about Swaddling?

Research on the safety of swaddling babies is contradictory.

Natural-Term Breastfeeding No Longer Under Wraps

Breastfeeding older children may still be a taboo topic, but back in the 1990s it was radical stuff.

Interaction and Relationships in Breastfeeding Families

Keren Epstein-Gilboa provides insight into the lifestyle, themes and patterns in families that engage in physiological breastfeeding.

The Gentle Art of Newborn Family Care

The outside world is going on without her. Her partner is back to work after a week or two ...

Lying Down to Breastfeed: Mother and Baby Sleep Position

How does a mother protect her baby when breastfeeding lying down?

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