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How to Side lying breastfeeding

April - 15 - 2021

Side lying while breastfeeding is one of my favorite positions. It’s easy on my back and arms and the baby tends to get super comfortable. It can take a while to figure it out. Check out my YouTube video on how to get a perfect…

Sudden breast milk supply drop

April - 12 - 2021

Breastfeeding going well and all of a sudden you feel like your milk is gone? Go pee on a stick. A drastic drop in milk supply when breastfeeding has been going well can be a sign of pregnancy, even if your period hasn’t come back…

Can I eat sushi while breastfeeding?

April - 11 - 2021

While there are foods you should not eat while pregnant, all bets are off while breastfeeding. When pregnant, food goes from your mouth, to your stomach, to your intestines, to your blood stream when it goes directly to your developing baby through the umbilical cord.…

How to use my Spectra Breast Pump: Maximizing settings, suction and cycle levels

April - 10 - 2021

Different stages of pumping require different pump settings. The wonderful thing about the Spectra pumps is their cycle variability. Check out my video on YouTube for how to set and use the Spectra pump. Colostrum is thick and sticky. Pumps are great for stimulating milk…

Breastfeeding weaning

April - 10 - 2021

There is no right or wrong age, it is completely up to you. Breast milk does not lose nutritional value (ever), so you get to decide how long you want to breastfeed. You also get to decide when you stop and all reasons for wanting…

Empty breasts make milk faster than full breasts

April - 2 - 2021

FULL/EMPTY BREASTS While it seems counterintuitive, the emptier your breasts are, the faster they make milk. A full bread has no place to store or hold the milk, so milk production slows to prevent plugged ducts and breast discomfort. Cluster feeding on an emptier breast…

The science vs the art of breastfeeding

April - 1 - 2021

SCIENCE AND ART Breastfeeding is the perfect blend of science and art. There are basic principles that apply, but within those principles is a lot of variation 🔬Science says you should switch which breast you start with at each feeding to keep milk supply balanced…

My baby won’t breastfeed I think there’s a tongue tie

April - 1 - 2021

As an SLP/IBCLC, I look at three things when doing an assessment on infants: what does the tongue look like, what can the tongue do, what symptoms is it causing. The tongue needs full range of motion (in and out, side to side, and up…

Nursing aversions and breastfeeding strikes

March - 29 - 2021

NURSING AVERSION My baby won’t take the breast and is completely refusing to eat. What do I do? I see cases like these occasionally and I feel like they’re some of my most challenging (and most rewarding) cases. If your infant under 6 months is…

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