Skin to skin for the win

August - 13 - 2021

Skin to skin contact with baby is not just for bonding, it can help develop a healthy gut and immune system. Babies are born with essentially no microbiome and a very immature immune system. The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of millions of microbes…

Skin to skin for the win

August - 13 - 2021

Skin to skin contact with baby is not just for bonding, it can help develop a healthy gut and immune system. Babies are born with essentially no microbiome and a very immature immune system. The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of millions of microbes…

Tandem breastfeeding

August - 7 - 2021

Tandem breastfeeding is when two or more children breast/chestfeed or receive expressed milk at the same time. It is possible to continue to breastfeed throughout pregnancy; however, there are some important things to know. Some may experience nipple sensitivity or a feeding aversion to the…

Do I need a breast milk stash?

August - 4 - 2021

This is the first generation that has had the luxury of having a freezer milk stash. No other generation had the ease and technology to be able to go back to work and still maintain the breastfeeding relationship while parent and child are separated for…

Stretches after tongue tie release/revision

August - 3 - 2021

Do I need to do stretches on my baby’s tongue after a tongue tie release? There are many conflicting answers, and it seems like every dental job or ENT practice has a different answer, which gets really confusing for parents. The biggest concern is tongue…

World Breastfeeding Week 2021

August - 1 - 2021

I lost my mother to a brain tumor when I was 13 weeks pregnant with Peach. It was a very traumatic and unexpected event in my life. I’ve had to process and grieve the lost expectation of having my mom around to enjoy my children…

Weaning schedule

July - 25 - 2021

There are many ways to wean and you get to decide how you’d like to wean for your family. I recently had a client who wanted to gradually wean her 6 month old and needed a structured plan to help navigate the process. This is…

Can I give my breastfeeding baby a pacifier?

July - 25 - 2021

Pacifiers are a tool, like any other tool in the parenting bag of tricks. Using the right tool at the appropriate time can be very handy. Using the wrong tool can be problematic. Good uses for a pacifier:🚗 When in the car and you can’t…

My breastfed baby is biting. What do I do?

July - 25 - 2021

🦷 One concern when breastfeeding longer than 6 months is teeth for the fear of biting. When a baby is latched well, they physically cannot bite. The tongue covers the lower teeth while breastfeeding. Biting usually happens toward the end of the feeding as baby…

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