Pumping for an Occasional Bottle
Have you ever wondered, “If I am breastfeeding all the time, how am I supposed to ever be able to pump milk for a bottle?” Here’s how: After breastfeeding your baby, pump both breasts. Try to do this around the […]
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Lactation Donation Needs
We hope you will join us for The Birth Center Baby Shower: Community Fair & Fundraiser this upcoming Saturday April 21, 2018 9-1 at Hockessin Montessori School. We need help filling our THREE lactation rooms at the new Birth Center! Email […]
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Pediatricians and Breastfeeding
by Vanessa Shanks, MD Before my daughter was born, I knew I was going to breastfeed. Sometimes it feels so cliché to say that out loud; so many women say it. But for me, it actually wasn’t that I wanted […]
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Can Your Baby Eat Off Your Plate?
Many breastfeeding women get overwhelmed at the thought of introducing their baby to solid foods. To seasoned mothers, starting solids is really no big deal. They worry about allergies, sure, but they don’t seem to get too caught up in […]
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Care about What You Eat
It’s time you start caring what you eat as much as what your baby eats. I didn’t care about what I ate for a really, really long time. And I go through phases when I still don’t care. In fact, […]
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Whole-Plant Foods
by Michelle Porter, MPH, RD Remember Katie’s list of foods that are galactagogues (foods that help support milk production)? Well, they are almost all whole-plant foods. This type of fare can also offer you powerful protection against cancer, diabetes, heart […]
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Order Take Out aka Ask For Help
by Michelle Porter, MPH, RD When we talk about the fourth trimester, we mean that even though your baby now lives outside your body, he still isn’t quite ready for our world. He is easily disturbed when not sleeping on […]
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Eating for the Fourth Trimester: Shopping and Eating Realistically
by Michelle Porter, MPH, RD I’m trying to wrap my brain around the thought of a third and final little one. Silly things come to mind, like, “Oh, now we can buy monogrammed stockings at Christmas time!” that make it […]
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