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Human milk is a fresh, living substance – not just a ready-to-use food.  When you make the effort to provide expressed milk for your baby, if he or she cannot nurse directly, you are ensuring that your baby continues to receive ideal nourishment and protection against many diseases.

Before you begin to express your milk, wash your hands with hot, soapy water and have your storage containers ready.   How you store your milk will affect how well its nutritional and anti-infective qualities are preserved.

First time parents are often surprised by the feeding noises that come with breastfeeding a baby. Breastfeeding and parenting books don’t usually mention the sounds, photos are silent and many expectant parents have never spent time with a breastfeed baby. So, what are the sounds of breastfeeding and what do they tell us?

If our breastfeeding hopes or intentions don’t come to fruition, we can struggle with various feelings. One author looks at steps which can help mothers understand the root of their feelings and give them tools to taking steps forward to deal with those feeling so they can love and enjoy their babies. Read more in today's blog here.

Travelling with your breastfed baby should be less of an ordeal and more of an experience. Read more about one mother's experience in today's blog here.

Is it necessary to wean before having a medical diagnostic scan or x-ray? In most situations, weaning is not necessary. Read more in today's blog here.

Explaining breastfeeding to a child unfamiliar with it can be simple - one beautiful child's response: It IS kind of magical! One Mother shares this experience in today's blog here.

Our holiday gift to you: A cute holiday tune to sing to your baby based on the music of "The 12 Days of Christmas".  Read it or sing it in this week's blog here.

Happy Holidays from La Leche League Canada!

Sometimes breastfeeding families are challenged with thoughtless remarks by others. Today's blog shares response tips for these types of comments. Read more in "Dealing With Thoughtless Remarks" here.

"In my mind, these three very different breastfeeding experiences serve as a strong indication that lactation really is a super power!" says one mother who shares her personal story in this week's blog "Breastfeeding is My Superpower".  Read more here.

My breastfeeding journey began when I gave birth to my first daughter, Tayla. I was 21 years old and completely naive about breastfeeding. I had no role models, support or information, I just somehow knew I was going to do it. My nipples were inverted and I had no help or advice with latching so ended up with severely cracked nipples. I called La Leche League for help with latching, then expressed milk for a week or so until my nipples were healed and then carried on with breastfeeding.