Weaning from a Nipple Shield

November - 18 - 2023

Nipple shields are a commonly used tool in the lactation world. They may help a premature baby latch to give the baby time to mature and learn how to suck, prevent nipple damage from a tied baby, or be used when a nipple is flat/inverted…

Breastfeeding grief: When feeding your baby doesn’t go as planned

November - 11 - 2023

Many times things don't go as expected during labor and delivery and/or with breastfeeding. The loss of our expectation of what we thought would happen become the root of our grief and depression. It's so easy to blame ourselves when things go wrong, even though…

How long is my breast pump good for?

November - 11 - 2023

Your pump motor has a warranty for the number of hours it will provide strong suction for pumping. Each company has a different motor warranty for how long their pump will suck. Most pumps have a 2 year warranty for regular use (3-4 pumps a…

Does my baby have a tongue tie?

November - 11 - 2023

It's the up and down pump action of the middle of the tongue that is essential for creating a vacuum (negative pressure) in the mouth for baby to be efficient at moving milk from the breast. Babies need to be able to protrude the tongue…

My let down doesn’t feel as strong. Am I losing my milk supply?

November - 11 - 2023

It is normal for you not to feel your let-down as strong as your baby gets older. Some never feel let-down, and some stop feeling the let-down sensation as time goes by. This does not necessarily indicate that let-down is not taking place. Reliable signs…

Constantly feeding breastfed baby: Is it normal for them to want to feed all the time?

November - 11 - 2023

CONSTANT FEEDING Do you some time feel like baby is constantly feeding? As long as breastfeeding is pain free, baby is making 6+ wet and consistent poops and gaining weight over time, everything is going as it should!! The more baby removes milk from the…

When should my baby sleep through the night?

November - 11 - 2023

There are many reasons why your baby would wake more often to feed at night. Regardless of what you find online or from well meaning family and friends, there is no specific, developmental weight or age when a child no longer needs to feed overnight.…

Will breastfeeding make my breasts saggy?

November - 11 - 2023

SAGGY BOOBS True or false: Pumping or breastfeeding makes your boobs sag. False. Neither pumping nor breastfeeding makes droopy boobies. A study done in 2008 concluded that the risk of breast ptosis, aka sagging, increases with each pregnancy, but has no correlation to breastfeeding (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19083576/)…

Vitamin D and the breastfed baby: Do I need to supplement the baby?

August - 30 - 2023

  Vitamin and mineral supplements are usually not needed for the average healthy, full-term breastfed baby during the first year old life. One of the major exceptions to that is Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential to babies in order to maintain healthy bone growth…

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