How to manage a baby and breastfeeding during the holidays Updated November 15th 2022 The holidays are here and with it can come a lot of stress and worries or concerns over your family and your new baby. I’m going to start with a little story. I had a 4 week old at Christmas backContinue reading “Holiday Booby Traps: Avoiding Mastitis and other issues”
Category Archives: Newborn
Breastfeeding and Birth Control
Updated June 6th 2022 You’ve likely had someone tell you that you can’t get pregnant while breastfeeding only to have someone else tell you they got pregnant 3 months after having a baby What’s the right answer? Should you be able to rely on breastfeeding as a method of birth control? You can get pregnantContinue reading “Breastfeeding and Birth Control”
4 Signs Your Baby’s Latch Might Not Be Ideal
Updated December 7th 2021 How are you supposed to know if your baby has a good latch when the most common thing you hear about breastfeeding is that it can hurt? While it’s common to hear this because yes, some people do have painful experiences, breastfeeding should not hurt. There should never be a time whereContinue reading “4 Signs Your Baby’s Latch Might Not Be Ideal”
Five Signs Your Baby Has A Good Latch
Updated September 21st 2021 How are you supposed to know if your baby has a good latch when the most common thing you hear about breastfeeding is that it can hurt? While it’s common to hear this because yes, some people do have painful experiences, breastfeeding should not hurt. There should never be a timeContinue reading “Five Signs Your Baby Has A Good Latch”
Taking Care of Your Nipples While Breastfeeding
Why does breastfeeding hurt sometimes and how to care for your nipples Updated December 4th 2022 Let me start this by saying you do not need to toughen up your nipples or do anything to prepare them for breastfeeding. If your experience is anything like mine, you received unsolicited advice from well meaning friends andContinue reading “Taking Care of Your Nipples While Breastfeeding”
14 Tips for Breastfeeding in the First 14 days
Updated April 2nd 2024 Breastfeeding can be completely unexpected. I know it was for me when I had my first baby. I did plan ahead with a prenatal breastfeeding class but I waited until I was 38 weeks pregnant and was so uncomfortable with Braxton-Hicks contractions the whole time that I couldn’t pay attention! IContinue reading “14 Tips for Breastfeeding in the First 14 days”
What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag
An International Board Certified Lactation Consultants Guide to packing your hospital bag for birth and breastfeeding Updated September 13th 2023 When I was pregnant with my firstborn and it came time to pack my hospital bag, I really wasn’t sure what to bring. I was delivering my baby at our midwife clinic. They had aContinue reading “What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag”
4 Signs Your Baby is Getting Enough Milk
How do I know if my baby is getting enough milk? This is probably one of the top questions I get from new parents. It makes sense. You can’t see the milk going into their body so how do you really know? The good news is, there are definitely a few signs to watch forContinue reading “4 Signs Your Baby is Getting Enough Milk”
3 tips to get a better latch, NOW!
Updated February 20th 2023 I’ll start by saying there is tons of information online that references “a good latch”. The hospital staff might have said to you “he has a good latch”. The new parent blog you read said “Be sure to get a good latch”. You see posts on Instagram that say “A goodContinue reading “3 tips to get a better latch, NOW!”
How to Hand Express
How to perform this Press, Compress and Release method to collect milk Updated August 14th 2023 Hand expression is a valuable skill for all lactating parents to have. It is not cost prohibitive because all you need is your hands! It’s been shown that hand expression increases breastfeeding rates when compared to pumping at 2Continue reading “How to Hand Express”