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Appointment Timelines
Preventative care is preferable to problem-focused care. Not all healthcare is able to fall into the category of preventative care, but lactation care can. My ideal
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The Quick Nurser
Most babies nurse for about 15 minutes or longer on both breasts every 2-3 hours. Some babies nurse for 15 minutes on one breast and
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Range vs. Absolute
Breastfeeding is not black and white. There isn’t one right way and one wrong way to breastfeed your baby. In fact, parenting itself is not
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Degrees of Separation
Your baby lived in you, then your baby lived on you, then your baby becomes more and more comfortable on their own. It is our
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Presence
Breastfeeding can be really boring, especially in the early months. Each session takes up a good amount of time, ranging from 15 minutes to an
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How to Prepare to Breastfeed
There are more breastfeeding products currently on the market than ever before. I learn about a new product almost every week. It can be really
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Trust Your Care Providers
You’ve learned to trust your OB or midwife throughout your pregnancy. Once your baby is here, you can have a select number of care providers
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Big Baby Behaviors (4 Months & Older)
Big babies develop little annoying habits that can grow into big annoying habits when they are older. Here are tips to help navigate those behaviors.
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Tongue & Lip Ties
Sometimes, the frenulum under the tongue can restrict movement of the tongue and/or the frenulum under the upper lip can cause breastfeeding problems.
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Pacifiers
It is a common recommendation from breastfeeding experts to forego artificial nipples (pacifiers or bottles) for the first few weeks or even months of breastfeeding to avoid the dreaded and ever-elusive nipple confusion.
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Fussy at the Breast
A baby who is fussy at the breast and tends to pop on and off is especially frustrating since there are so many possible reasons why baby is doing this.
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Spitty Baby
Ah, baby puke. Spit happens, right? That’s why bibs were invented, after all. It can feel really worrisome when your baby spits up!