Pumping is not an indication of milk supply

November - 23 - 2022

Hey you!!! Yes, you, the one pumping milk at 2am. Just a reminder pumping volumes are not a true indicator of your milk supply and don’t determine your work as a parent. There are many factors that go in to how much you can pump.…

Breast milk is made from your blood

November - 22 - 2022

The food you eat and the water you drink do not magically go directly to your breast milk. What you eat and drink goes first to your stomach to be broken down and then into your intestines to be absorbed and processed. Your digestive system…

Breastfeeding nipple facts

November - 22 - 2022

Most (not all!!) mammals have nipples as they feed their live young milk from their bodies made in mammary tissue. Marsupials and eutherian mammals typically have an even number of nipples arranged in pairs on both sides of their bodies, from as few as two…

Mastitis treatment

November - 22 - 2022

Mastitis is a common complication of lactation that at it’s most basic definition is inflammation or swelling in the breast. This inflammation often starts with an unresolved plugged duct where milk has either not be moved soon enough (like from baby sleeping longer at night…

Birth control and dropping milk supply

November - 22 - 2022

Any birth control with a hormone in it can drop your milk supply. Hormones in birth control pills prevent pregnancy by: Stopping or reducing ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). Thickening cervical mucus to keep sperm from entering the uterus. Thinning the…

Benefits of skin to skin contact for newborns

October - 30 - 2022

SKIN TO SKIN  Babies are needy. The need to be on your body and all of their instincts and reflexes are designed to get them there. Their neurological system is immature at birth and still needs to develop.  Being on your body:  🧠 Accelerates Brain Development: Holding…

Deep breathing and breastfeeding

October - 30 - 2022

Put your oxygen mask on first. When there is an emergency on a plane, we are instructed to put our mask on first before helping others. This is also critical when caring for our babies. You’ve just gone through one of the most traumatic experiences…

Weaning blues: why do I feel so emotional from weaning baby from the breast?

October - 1 - 2022

If postpartum depression weren’t enough, it’s also possible to be depressed and have mood shifts from weaning from breastfeeding. During breastfeeding, oxytocin, the cuddle hormone, is released every time milk lets down. This feel good hormone helps reduce the risk of postpartum depression. Prolactin, the…

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

October - 1 - 2022

If you’re still breastfeeding and become pregnant, your mature breastmilk will transition back to colostrum around the end of the first trimester in preparation for whenever the new baby is born. By 4 months gestation, the placenta is large enough to suppress most milk production.…

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