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”
Tag Archives: latch
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?”
27 Reasons Your Baby Wants To Breastfeed
Updated January 22nd 2024 You’ve likely had someone question how often your baby was nursing or maybe you’ve been wondering “what’s normal”? This is so common especially because someone likely told you a breastfed baby eats every 2-3 hours so when your baby wants to nurse more often than that, it makes you wonder. YouContinue reading “27 Reasons Your Baby Wants To Breastfeed”
Letdown Reflex: why do I feel tingling when my baby nurses?
Updated August 12th 2023 Have you ever felt a tingling sensation in your breast while your baby is feeding or you are pumping? This sensation begins a few seconds after your nipples are stimulated and you feel it within the breast. You might wonder what’s going on, why you’re feeling it and why it’s happeningContinue reading “Letdown Reflex: why do I feel tingling when my baby nurses?”
Holiday Booby Traps: Avoiding Mastitis and other issues
How to manage a baby and breastfeeding during the holidays Updated September 9th 2024 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”
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 December 23rd 2025 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”
3 tips to get a better latch, NOW!
Updated January 15th 2025 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!”