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Women’s Health Today

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

Help! My Baby Won’t Let Go

How can I get my baby to let go of my breast when I have nursed her to sleep?

Safe Sleep Guide for Breastfeeding Families

Worried about whether it is safe to sleep near your baby? This guide may help you decide on the sleep arrangement that's right for you.

Will My Baby Sleep More If I Wean Her?

There is a lot of pressure on parents to get their baby sleeping through the night as soon as possible

Sleep Like a Baby

Clearly parents have nighttime needs for sufficient sleep themselves.

SIDS: Risks and Realities

If we want to decrease risk of SIDS events, then we must ensure infants are in the best possible situation to support breathing and arousability.

What Is Normal Infant Sleep?

Parents are anxious and often fear dire consequences if their child doesn’t get enough sleep. Mother-baby experts take a look at what counts as 'normal.'

Controlled Crying and Long-Term Harm

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA on whether the recommendation of controlled crying as a parenting practice has any basis.

How Do Mothers Get More Sleep?

Another look at nighttime breastfeeding and postpartum depression.

Help for Very Fatigued New Mothers

Most of us probably know what it feels like to be so tired that we think we are going to die if we don’t get some sleep. Some suggestions to help.

Four Reasons Our Sleep Is Being Disturbed

Controversy over sleep behavior in public health campaigns. How can we improve sleep safety and lower infant mortality rates without compromising breastfeeding?

Welcome to Women’s Health Today

Introduction to Women's Health Today from Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA.

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Caring for Ourselves Is Caring for Others

What causes Compassion Fatigue? What are the likely results and what do the trauma experts recommend?

Scope of Depression: Why Are New Mothers Depressed?

Depression in new mothers before and after giving birth. What does the research tell us?

Neuroscience Shows Breastfeeding Is Not Just Milk

Lifelong effects of breastfeeding on mental health for mother and child.

Breastfeeding Mothers Come in All Shapes and Sizes

Losing weight and gaining protection.

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