Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, Night Nursing, Extended Breastfeeding, and More
Breastfeeding and Attachment
- Breastfeeding satisfies an infant's nutritional and emotional needs better than any other method of infant feeding
- Feed on cue, before the stage of crying
- Breastfeeding continues to be normal and important nutritionally, immunologically, and emotionally beyond one year
- Breastfeeding has many benefits for both mother and baby
- Nursing is a valuable mothering tool to naturally comfort a baby
- "Comfort Nursing" meets a baby's sucking needs
Read More About Breastfeeding via the Links Below
- Feed With Love and Respect - One of API's Eight Principles of Parenting
- My one-year-old nurses every 1 to 2 hours, 24 hours a day. Should I be doing something to encourage my baby to nurse less often?
- My three-year-old still nurses to sleep, and I'm pregnant. Should I be looking for alternative methods to parent my toddler to sleep? Do you have any suggestions on tandem nursing at night?
- My one-year-old toddler wants to nurse a lot at night, and I'm extremely tired. How can I encourage him to stop nursing at night?
- At what age should I wean my child?
- A New Look at the Safety of Breastfeeding During Pregnancy by Hilary Dervin Flower, MA
- When you are feeling overwhelmed by breastfeeding on API Speaks (blog)
- Weighing in on breastfeeding in public on API Speaks (blog)
- More on Feeding With Love and Respect on API Speaks
- Get advice on gently weaning a 3 year-old on the API Forums
- Moms weigh in on breastfeeding a busy baby on the API Forums
- Ask your own question on the API Feed With Love and Respect forum
Member Resources
One of the many benefits of API Membership is access to the members-only site, The Attached Family. The following articles on Adoption and Foster Care can be found in the password-protected section of The Attached Family website. Login instructions are available on the online magazine's homepage.
- Breastfeeding the Right-Brained Way
- Discovering On-Demand Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding and Cosleeping in a Critical Culture
- Cora’s Story: Food Allergies in a Breastfed Baby
- Caroline’s Story: Living with 25+ Food Intolerances
Members also receive a quarterly magazine, The Attached Family. This summer’s issue focuses on the API Principle of Feeding with Love and Respect, particularly overcoming feeding challenges.
