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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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Freezer Stash
How much milk is in your freezer and how do you plan on using it? There is a huge range of the volume of milk
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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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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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Rules of Exclusive Pumping
Exclusive pumping is pumping for stimulation and bottle feeding without any nursing (direct latching).
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Breastfeeding & Solids
As your child approaches six months, you should start preparing to introduce solids in addition to breastfeeding.
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Cleaning Pump Parts
How you clean your pump parts will depend on your set up at work and the total time you have designated for pumping. Do you have access to a sink? A microwave?
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Foremilk/Hindmilk
There aren’t two types of milk in your breasts. There isn’t low-fat milk and high-fat milk, good milk and bad milk, thin milk and thick milk. There is just breastmilk.
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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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Cluster Feeding
Most babies have a “witching hour” or fussy time each day for the first 12 weeks of life. Don’t be confused, it rarely lasts only an hour and is more often 2-4 hours in duration.
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Pumping Techniques
Try out a variety of pumping techniques. Some or all of these techniques may help you pump more efficiently, comfortably, and/or with the least mental frustration.
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Purpose of a Pumping Session
There are three reasons why you may pump your breasts: to Protect Milk Supply, Promote Milk Supply, or Treat a breast problem.