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I breastfeed because it’s the best nutrition, the best start for my son. Someone told me breastfeeding is a way that God made sure moms would sit down and relax every few hours and bond with their little ones. Not to mention it helps with weight loss. 
Hanadie Nur
Breastfeeding Mother
Leaks are most common when your milk first comes in (before your supply has regulated), and during long stretches when you haven’t fed your baby. When baby starts sleeping longer stretches at night, many moms wake up with a soggy pajama shirt.
Almost every mom has a funny story about when it happened to her, but you can avoid leaks by:
- Feeding your baby frequently, before your breasts become overly full
- Wearing nursing pads
- Learning to recognize the let-down feeling so that you can put mild pressure on your nipples with your forearms by crossing your arms over your chest to prevent an embarrassing moment or you can pump or feed your baby immediately
- Keeping an extra shirt at work or in your car
- Carrying a sweater to put on in case of emergency
Nursing pads go inside your bra to absorb any milk that leaks out. Some moms prefer washable cloth pads while others like the disposable paper pads (made of similar material to a maxi pad). Nowadays, they even make reusable silicon pads that stick to your breasts and use gentle pressure on the nipple to keep milk from
leaking out.
leaking out.
