Concerns about weight gain in a breastfed baby are common. It’s not always about low milk supply. Read on to learn more about how to determine slow or low weight gain in your breastfed baby
Are you new to breastfeeding? If you are, it may be feeling a bit overwhelming. Maybe you are wondering if there are some tips and tricks to making breastfeeding a bit easier as you and your baby are learning how to breastfeed. I can think of 5 tips off the top of my head that…
Guest post from Cake Maternity! Everyone knows bras aren’t one size fits all, but did you know they’re not one style suits all too? You wouldn’t take a sports car offroading, go jogging in high heels or wear jeans to a wedding (at least we hope)! The same goes for bras, but even more so…
Have you ever thought about the things you don’t need to know when breastfeeding? I’m sure you have come across those lists…all about things you don’t need to know. Here are 5 of the most important things you DON’T need to know when you’re a breastfeeding parent. How Much Milk You Make You might think…
I have been teaching prenatal breastfeeding classes for many years. One of the first things we discuss is the benefits of breastfeeding. Parents often have very specific reasons for wanting to breast/chest feed. Whether it’s health benefits for the baby, health benefits for the parent, or any of the other amazing reasons, we agree breastmilk…
If you ask a breast/chestfeeding parent which is better, oversupply or low supply, they will likely say oversupply. The truth is, neither is ideal. You should have the amount of milk your baby needs. I have seen my share of oversupply issues in the last few months. How do you know if you have too…
Maybe you had envisioned having your sweet baby, lying skin to skin with them, and breastfeeding. But then it happened; your baby didn’t latch. Or the latch was painful, too painful to continue. How do you breastfeed if your baby doesn’t latch? First things first. We need to figure out why your baby won’t latch. …
The value and benefit of breast/chestfeeding for both baby and parent are undeniable. There are countless studies out there to substantiate why breastfeeding is advantageous. We know breastfeeding provides a multitude of health benefits for both parent and baby. There are also various environmental, psychological, physiological, and financial benefits that are attached to breastfeeding. Regardless,…
When I am teaching prenatal breastfeeding classes, I often tell parents one of their biggest obstacles to breast/chestfeeding in the early days is a sleepy baby. We talk a lot about sleepy babies, how to manage them and what to expect for feeding. Regardless of how much warning a new parent has, I think they…
Feeding on demand. It sounds complicated and very involved. Just what does it mean when lactation consultants (and others) recommend feeding on demand? Well, there are several reasons why this is important. Let’s take a closer look at what feeding on demand looks like. Feeding on demand is basically what it sounds like. Is your…