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…
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. …
I have connected with thousands of expecting and new parents throughout the years. Breast/chest feeding fears are real, everything from milk supply to pumping. I asked my group Breastfeeding Bootcamp to share their top 5 breastfeeding fears with us. 1. Milk Supply I am not surprised this is the first breastfeeding fear on the list…
Engorgement sucks. So what is breast engorgement and how do you relieve breast engorgement when you are breastfeeding a newborn? Basically, it’s breastfeeding welcoming you to the party, waving streamers, and holding balloons. Except it’s a surprise party. Engorgement is when the breasts are swollen, full and hard, babies struggle to latch. It is caused…