Updated January 16th 2026 You’re not alone if getting pregnant again is feeling difficult. If it’s been a few years since you last had a baby and you’ve been trying to get pregnant for several months (or years) this is your sign that there could be something deeper going on. When my husband and IContinue reading “Getting Pregnant Again After 30: when it’s feeling harder the second time around”
Category Archives: Baby
Top Tips for Breastfeeding Your Baby in the Summer Heat
Updated May 16th 2025 If you’ve been googling because you have older family members telling you that your breastfed baby should have extra water on those really hot days, you’re in the right place. As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, breastfeeding is my specialty. And I can tell you, if your baby is underContinue reading “Top Tips for Breastfeeding Your Baby in the Summer Heat”
Newborn and Baby Skincare: products to keep their skin healthy
Updated December 2nd 2024 This post contains affiliate links If you’re not new to my blog, then you may know I’m an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) but what you probably don’t know is that before that, I spent 7 years in the Holistic Nutrition and natural wellness industry. Helping people who wanted toContinue reading “Newborn and Baby Skincare: products to keep their skin healthy”
How Birth Can Impact Breastfeeding
Last updated April 13th 2025 Congratulations! Preparing for a new baby is so exciting. When you start preparing for birth, you may take a prenatal labour and delivery class, you might read some books about labour and delivery or you might hit the internet to find out about what you can expect (like this blog!).Continue reading “How Birth Can Impact Breastfeeding”
How to Wean Your Breastfed Baby
Updated June 10th 2024 When I weaned my firstborn, I didn’t tell anyone I weaned him for a while. Here I am, a lactation expert, helping people solve breastfeeding challenges, encouraging natural term weaning and I was feeling guilty for weaning my child! I felt guilty for doing it even though I know all breastfeedingContinue reading “How to Wean Your Breastfed Baby”
Do Lactation Cookies Work?
Updated June 2nd 2024 If you’re reading this, chances are you have an abandoned online cart of lactation cookies and you’re trying to find out if the purchase is going to be worth it. Don’t worry, I’m going to let you know whether or not you should abandon that cart for good. But first, IContinue reading “Do Lactation Cookies Work?”
How Breastfeeding Moms Can Navigate Weddings Without Baby
Updated May 18th 2024 If you have a wedding (or 4) to attend this spring and summer, you might already have questions about what it means for your breastfeeding relationship. You can absolutely continue breastfeeding your baby! It just means planning ahead of time. When our friends got married 4 weeks after I had myContinue reading “How Breastfeeding Moms Can Navigate Weddings Without Baby”
Top 5 Postpartum Must-Haves: to help you through the first week
Updated April 5th 2024 When I was expecting my first child I was planning for postpartum while I was still pregnant. I was reading different books to help be better understand what was going to happen to my body and how to best prepare. I read books about labour and birth stories, books about nutritionContinue reading “Top 5 Postpartum Must-Haves: to help you through the first week”
How Do I Get My Breastfed Baby to Stop Biting?
It doesn’t mean weaning or switching to bottles Updated February 27th 2024 Fear not! Teething and biting does not mean the end of your breastfeeding relationship if you don’t want it to. It also doesn’t mean that you need to wean onto bottles (if you’re not already using them) though it may feel like thatContinue reading “How Do I Get My Breastfed Baby to Stop Biting?”
Breastfeeding During Pregnancy: what you need to know
Updated July 30th 2025 Maybe you’ve already found out you’re pregnant or you’re currently nursing your baby or toddler and are planning for your next pregnancy. Whatever your situation, I’m going to walk you through what you need to know to breastfeed during your pregnancy. What can you expect? There are many people all overContinue reading “Breastfeeding During Pregnancy: what you need to know”