Top tips from a Lactation Consultant and Registered Nurse to help you prepare to brestfeed, and avoid problems!
Preparing to breastfeed? 5 tips to avoid problems!
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Why won’t my 3 month old breastfeed anymore?! Is this a nursing strike?
Breastfeeding has been going well for a couple of months now. You got through those first few weeks of clusterfeeding all night, you figured out how to get a deeper latch so your nipples are finally happy, and you even had an IBCLC (Lactation Consultant) come to help you at home and make sure things […]
Why breastfeeding can hurt, even when it’s not supposed to….
Facebook mom groups are full of breastfeeding questions from desperate new mothers, who are asking things like : “how long will my nipples feel like fire?”…. “when will breastfeeding feel better?”…. “is breastfeeding supposed to hurt so much?”… What follows is usually an onslaught of answers from well-meaning moms who remember their own struggle. Their […]
Are You “Breastfeeding In The Grey Zone”?
No matter what’s going on with you and your baby, there are always options if you want them. Even if it’s not going according to plan, if you want to keep breastfeeding, there is almost always a way to make things better.
7 Easy Ways to Stay Healthy Naturally during Cold and Flu Season : and an amazing Recipe for my Immune Boosting Super Smoothie!
Cold and flu season is officially upon us. This can be a rough time for many; especially for those of us with kids it can seem as though someone is always sick. In fact, children under six years average six to eight colds per year (up to one per month, September through April), with symptoms […]
PUMPING BREASTMILK…here’s everything I can think of that you WANT and NEED to know if you ever WANT or NEED to pump!!
As a Lactation Consultant, I’m always getting a million questions about everything to do with Pumping! Pumping is different than Breastfeeding and your body will not always be friends with the idea…..
TOP 4 Things You Can Do if Breastfeeding Your Newborn Just Isn’t Working…
TOP 4 things you can do if breastfeeding your newborn “just isn’t working”.
How Kangaroo Care Gives the Smallest Babies the Best Chance
November 17th – WORLD PREMATURITY DAY! Kangaroo Care, also known as skin-to-skin, helps give even the smallest of premature babies a better chance at life. This is why: It’s something that no expectant parent can prepare for. Most parents won’t even let themselves think it could happen …. never, no…not to them and their baby-to-be. […]