Breast is best. We all know this is a fact, but the reality is it can be difficult in this anti-breastfeeding-friendly culture to really get the proper knowledge and support it takes to follow the minimum recommendations set by the World Health Organization of exclusively breastfeeding for at least the first six months, and then onward to at least the second birthday.

Once you're past the initial hump of the newborn days, there's still a lot that can stand in your way in those first six months. This is evidenced by the fact that while 75 percent of moms initiate breastfeeding at birth, only around 13 percent of moms actually make it to the bare minimum of six months of exclusive breastfeeding. In an attempt to help women meet this goal, here's another installment of my Breastfeeding 101 posts. Let's talk about what you need to know to make it to at least six months exclusively.