Ask Anne… Question:  I  delivered my baby girl three days ago. My breast milk came in yesterday, and today I pumped for the first time because my breasts were so full. When I pumped, there was blood in the milk and it looked pink.  I don’t know what’s  wrong, and I’m afraid to feed the milk to my baby. Help! Answer: Although …

Ask Anne… Question: Is drinking a glass of wine with dinner going to be harmful to my nursing baby? I’ve received varying advice regarding alcohol and breastfeeding. Some people say that a drink a day is okay, others say to avoid it. I just read an article on another website that says that exposing the baby daily to alcohol can …

One of the biggest concerns all new moms have is whether or not their baby is gaining enough weight, especially when they are breastfeeding. Moms go to their baby’s first few checkups holding their breath when their baby is put on the scale, waiting to see what the doctor’s verdict is. Is their baby in the 50th percentile or above? …

I’m writing  (Okay, more like ‘ranting’ ) this post so that I can explain why Facebook keeps disabling my  account because they have repeatedly indicated that some  of the posts on my Breastfeeding Basics  page were ‘obscene’. Here’s the picture they got their panties in a wad about this time. It’s a real photograph of a real and very beautiful …

Ask Anne… Question:I stopped breastfeeding a week ago. My breasts are still swollen, extremely painful and rock-hard, after seven days. How long will this last? Answer: I don’t know any details about your weaning, but if you are still experiencing the symptoms you described after a week, then I have to assume that you stopped nursing rather abruptly rather than …

Ask Anne… I’m trying to figure out how I can schedule feedings for my nursing baby. He’s five months old, and just started two servings of rice cereal per day.  He used to nurse every 2-3 hours, then changed for a few days to every 3 hours, but now it is hard to guess when he’ll eat. Shouldn’t this be easier? …

Ask Anne… Question:  I have recently returned to work and am concerned about the amount I’m pumping and how much my daughter should be taking in at each feeding. She was 7 lbs 4 oz at birth. At her two-month check-up she weighed 9 lbs 8 oz. She is three months old now and she weighs about 10 pounds. I  …

Ask Anne… Question: I am currently breastfeeding my fourth child and he is four weeks old.  Breastfeeding was going well until a week ago. Now when he latches on to eat it causes me tremendous pain. It even  hurts just to stretch my arms up. I bought a tube of lanolin because I was told it would work wonders, but …