Welcome to The Breastfeeding Companion, an online resource and directory for breastfeeding information, and a community of women who breastfeed and who advocate breastfeeding.

The Breasfeeding Companion is:

• a resource to prepare new mothers for the experience of breastfeeding;
• a guide to breastfeeding problems and issues;
• a resource for health issues associated with breastfeeding;
• a source of information about pumping and storing breastmilk;
• information about nursing bras and clothing for nursing mothers;
• an online community of mothers, nursing professionals and lacatation consultants.

The Benefits of Breastfeeding

The benefits of breastfeeding include improved growth, development, nutrition, disease-protection and health for the baby, physical, psychological and enmotional benefits for the mother and efficient uses of natural resources without damage to the environment.

Mothers making the decision about infant feeding should know that breastfeeding is clearly more than a a lifestyle choice: it is a significant health decision with life-long consequences. While most people are aware that breastfeeding benefits your baby, the many physical, psychological, emotional and health benefits and advantanges for breastfeeding mothers are often overlooked or even unknown.

Review Top Rated Breast Pumps

Breast pumps are used by mothers who, for one reason or another, must be separated from the baby, but who still want the baby to receive breast milk. Sometimes the mother or the baby may be hospitalized, or sometimes the mother may simply want to leave the baby for a few hours. And many times pumps are used by working mothers who want to leave breast milk while they are at work. Choosing the best breast pump to suit your needs is not easy, but determining what your needs are is in fact the first step toward choosing the right type of breast pump for you.

When considering a breast pump, it's important to choose a pump that will come as close to mimicking what your baby does at the breast as possible. This is the difference in what makes a pump effective and comfortable versus one that is ineffective and may even cause discomfort or trauma to nipple or breast tissue.