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When breastfeeding moms either want or need for their baby to have expressed milk from a bottle, the question they usually ask is, “What bottle/nipple is most like the breast? Which bottle/nipple is best for breastfeeding babies?” The simple truth is that the correct answer is, “None.” There is no nipple that is like the human breast. Some may be better or worse for a baby who is going back and forth between breast and bottle, but there is no “best." What matters much more in avoiding baby developing a bottle preference is how the baby’s caregiver feeds baby with the bottle. The problem with marketing nipples as "most like breastfeeding," or with similar claims is that it undermines breastfeeding. This is why part of the purpose of the WHO CODE (World Health Organization's International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes ) is to prevent the aggressing marketing of bottle nipples.  One of the first bottle nipples to be marketed as “most like mother’s nipp...

From the breast or from the bottle, fresh or frozen, your milk provides all of the nutrition your baby needs for normal growth and development and much more. The nutritive and health-supportive properties of breastmilk can be bottled, making it the next best alternative when breastfeeding is not possible or feasible. Mothers may need or choose to offer their milk by bottle for a variety of reasons as individual as each mother and baby pair, and as a result of this need, there are many solutions for expressing milk. It is easier than ever before to provide a baby with breastmilk long-term, even when a mother cannot or chooses not to breastfeed directly. Exclusive expressing and breastmilk-feeding can be necessary and even life-saving, especially for fragile premature babies. In most societies, the value of breastmilk is well-known, but the value of breastfeeding is not. Breastmilk is a wondrous living fluid that cannot be replicated, and breastfeeding is the normal and optimal way...

When a family is expecting a baby, it’s a time full of wonder and happy expectation. For months, a mother feels fluttering and quickening, the soft movements of her baby. For many families, it is also a time for making plans to welcome a new family member. Parents may also use the time of pregnancy or the waiting period for adoption to investigate how to support the breastfeeding relationship in the workplace or in school. This article addresses some common questions breastfeeding mothers have about preparing for a return to work and includes the concerns that mothers who do not have a pro-breastfeeding workplace or school may face. Talk to your employer This article,  Pumping 9 to 5 , provides some information on how to talk to your employer about breastfeeding and how to make a plan for expressing your milk at work. Being ready for this conversation, with an idea of what you will need in terms of space and time, will help make your points clear and concise. Take the time you need...