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Mother breastfeeding her baby, highlighting the benefits for both mother and child

Breastfeeding Challenges

Too much breast milk? How to reduce oversupply

breastfeeding woman with nipple pain

Breastfeeding Challenges

Sore nipples and breastfeeding: causes, tips, and prevention

A mother is at home breastfeeding her baby.

Breastfeeding Challenges

How to deal with breast engorgement

A mother breastfeeding her baby while wearing a Medela maternity bra.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Breastfeeding while you or your baby are sick

A baby breastfeeding on its mom's lap while at home.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Breastfeeding with flat, inverted or pierced nipples

Breastfeeding Challenges

Too little breast milk? How to increase low milk supply

A baby looks into the camera above while being held by its mom.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Nipple care for breastfeeding moms

A mother breastfeeds her baby at home in the living room while the baby's grandmother supports her.

Breastfeeding Challenges

9 breastfeeding problems in the first month – solved

Image of a mother and her newborn with guidance from Medela on essential tips for beginning breastfeeding and ensuring a strong start.

Breastfeeding Challenges

6 breastfeeding problems in the first week – solved

A mom getting ready to go to work while holding her baby on her hip in the kitchen.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Going back to work as a breastfeeding mom

A mom breastfeeding her baby at night in her living room with the lights dimmed.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Five breastfeeding challenges after one month – solved

A newborn baby nursing on large breasts.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Clogged Milk Ducts and Mastitis Treatment

Mother breastfeeding her baby, highlighting the benefits for both mother and child

Breastfeeding Challenges

Too much breast milk? How to reduce oversupply

breastfeeding woman with nipple pain

Breastfeeding Challenges

Sore nipples and breastfeeding: causes, tips, and prevention

A mother is at home breastfeeding her baby.

Breastfeeding Challenges

How to deal with breast engorgement

A mother breastfeeding her baby while wearing a Medela maternity bra.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Breastfeeding while you or your baby are sick

A baby breastfeeding on its mom's lap while at home.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Breastfeeding with flat, inverted or pierced nipples

Breastfeeding Challenges

Too little breast milk? How to increase low milk supply

A baby looks into the camera above while being held by its mom.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Nipple care for breastfeeding moms

A mother breastfeeds her baby at home in the living room while the baby's grandmother supports her.

Breastfeeding Challenges

9 breastfeeding problems in the first month – solved

Image of a mother and her newborn with guidance from Medela on essential tips for beginning breastfeeding and ensuring a strong start.

Breastfeeding Challenges

6 breastfeeding problems in the first week – solved

A mom getting ready to go to work while holding her baby on her hip in the kitchen.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Going back to work as a breastfeeding mom

A mom breastfeeding her baby at night in her living room with the lights dimmed.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Five breastfeeding challenges after one month – solved

A newborn baby nursing on large breasts.

Breastfeeding Challenges

Clogged Milk Ducts and Mastitis Treatment

A baby tries to put his hands in his mouth and his mother playfully holds his hands, making them smile.

Breastfeeding Tips

Weaning: When and how to stop breastfeeding

sore nipples and nipples changing colour after breasfeeding

Breastfeeding Tips

6 months and beyond: Long-term benefits of breastfeeding

Baby drinking breast milk directly from mother's breast during breastfeeding session

Breastfeeding Tips

6 simple steps to a good breastfeeding latch

A mom is sitting on the chair at home breastfeeding her baby.

Breastfeeding Tips

11 different breastfeeding positions

A mom breastfeeds her baby while sitting in a rocking chair by the window.

Breastfeeding Tips

Breast milk production: How supply and demand works

normal breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Tips

What’s ‘normal’ when it comes to breastfeeding?

A mother breastfeeds her baby at home in the living room while the baby's grandmother supports her.

Breastfeeding Tips

Breastfeeding after one month: What to expect

A close-up of a mom breastfeeding her baby-girl.

Breastfeeding Tips

Breastfeeding in the first month: What to expect

mum breastfeeding baby

Breastfeeding Tips

Breast changes from pregnancy to weaning

A mom feeds her twins in tandem while the dad sits next to them and supports one of the babies.

Breastfeeding Tips

Breastfeeding twins or multiples

Close-up of a mom breastfeeding her newborn baby.

Breastfeeding Tips

5 tips for breastfeeding in public

breastfeeding tips to deal with sore nipples

Breastfeeding Tips

Signs and Solutions For Your Gassy Breastfed Baby

Nurse feeding a baby with a Medela SpecialNeeds Feeder

Inclusive Breast Milk Feeding

What is the Medela SpecialNeeds Feeder?

A mom breastfeeding her baby and supplementing the diet using Medela's Supplemental Nursing System™ (SNS).

Inclusive Breast Milk Feeding

Feeding a special needs baby

A mom breastfeeds her premature baby.

Inclusive Breast Milk Feeding

Feeding your premature baby breast milk

Premature baby differs from a full-term baby.

Inclusive Breast Milk Feeding

How a Premature Baby Differs From a Full-Term Baby

Illustration of the composition of breast milk and its nutrients in Medela breast milk bottles.

Power of Breast Milk

Breast milk composition: What’s in your breast milk?

Power of Breast Milk

Why is colostrum so important?

Benefits of breastfeeding for mums

Power of Breast Milk

What are the benefits of breastfeeding for moms?

A mother prepares a healthy meal to support good nutrition during breastfeeding while her baby sleeps in a sling attached to her.

Power of Breast Milk

What to eat while breastfeeding

Power of Breast Milk

Breast milk vs formula: How similar are they?

For the first couple of weeks of your baby’s life, the composition of your breast milk is changing dramatically.

Power of Breast Milk

What is transitional milk?

A mom holds her happy baby and smiles.

Power of Breast Milk

The benefits of breastfeeding

A baby holds its mother's finger while breastfeeding.

Power of Breast Milk

How Much Breast Milk Does a Baby Need?

sore nipples and nipples changing colour after breasfeeding

Power of Breast Milk

Does Breastfeeding Protect Against Flu in Winter?

A mom breastfeeding her baby and supplementing the diet using Medela's Supplemental Nursing System™ (SNS).

Power of Breast Milk

Induced Lactation and Adoptive Breastfeeding

A child breastfeeds while sitting on his mother's lap.

Power of Breast Milk

How Breast Milk Changes as Baby Grows Past 1 Year

breast changes from pregnancy to weaning, highlighting the stages of lactation and breastfeeding

Pregnancy & Preparation

Breast changes from pregnancy to weaning

Mother holding newborn baby face-to-face.

Pregnancy & Preparation

What to expect when bringing your baby home

A pregnant woman carrying a maternity bag.

Pregnancy & Preparation

Six breastfeeding essentials for your maternity bag

A new mom breastfeeds her newborn.

Pregnancy & Preparation

Breastfeeding your newborn: What to expect in the first week

Pregnant woman enjoying a healthy meal, emphasizing the importance of nutrition during pregnancy.

Pregnancy & Preparation

Five tips for eating healthy while pregnant

Mother breastfeeding her baby, highlighting the benefits for both mother and child

Pregnancy & Preparation

What are the benefits of breastfeeding for moms?

The partners are excited with the results of the pregnancy test.

Pregnancy & Preparation

The 4th week of pregnancy

A pregnant woman sits outside on the veranda with a drink in one hand and the other on her pregnant belly.

Pregnancy & Preparation

What happens to my breasts during pregnancy

3in1 Nursing and Pumping Bra

Pregnancy & Preparation

Finding a nursing bra in the right size

A new mother checks to see if her breast milk is coming in.

Pregnancy & Preparation

When Does Breast Milk Come In? What to Look For and How You'll Know

A mom watches as her baby sleeps in the bed next to her.

Pregnancy & Preparation

What I Wish I Knew Before I Started Breastfeeding

tattoo while pregnant or breastfeeding

Pregnancy & Preparation

Can You Get a Tattoo While Pregnant or Breastfeeding?

A set of Medela Hands-free Collection Cups with a Medela classic PersonalFit Flex™ double pumping kit, tubes not shown, sitting on a counter.

Pumping Tips

A Step-by-step Guide to Measure Your Breast Pump Flange Size

A mother washes Medela breast milk bottles and lays them on a towel to dry.

Pumping Tips

Cleaning your breast pump equipment

Woman with a Medela breast pump navigating through airport security with a carry-on bag

Pumping Tips

Travel with your breast pump: Expressing on the go

Mom sitting on couch using her phone while pumping with her Medela Freestyle™ Hands-free double electric wearable breast pump

Pumping Tips

Tips and instructions for hands-free pumping

Woman sitting in a chair double pumping using a Medela Symphony breast pump.

Pumping Tips

Expressing breast milk

Mother wearing a Medela Freestyle™ Hands-free double electric wearable breast pump while using her phone

Pumping Tips

How to choose a breast pump

A mom pumping with a rented Medela Symphony PLUS® breast pump in the comfort of her living room.

Pumping Tips

How to use a breast pump: 12 top tips

Medela breast milk bags stored upright in the refrigerator, flat in the freezer and thawing gently in warm water.

Pumping Tips

How to store, refrigerate, freeze, and use pumped breast milk

A mother using a Medela Freestyle™ Hands-free electric double breast pump at work.

Pumping Tips

Pumping at work: Tips and moms’ advice

Medela double pumping

Pumping Tips

Double pumping: More milk in less time

Medela Pump In Style® Hands-free double electric breast pump sitting on office desk with the pump, Hands-free collection cups and battery pack charger

Pumping Tips

What’s the difference between open- and closed-system breast pumps?

A mother in a rocking chair plays with her baby and laughingly lifts him up and down.

Pumping Tips

How to Wean from Pumping and Let Your Pump Go

Woman holding a baby and talking with a lactation professional

Lactation Professionals

Dedicated articles and whitepapers specifically for professionals working in the breastfeeding field