Learn the BasicsPain Try This on Your Nipples It is really important that you have some type of nipple cream on hand throughout the course of breastfeeding. Use it like Chapstick--frequently and generously--but…Katie MaddenApril 20, 2014
Learn the BasicsPain Lie #3: Breastfeeding is Supposed to Hurt (Lie #2: Pacifiers are Bad.) The biggest whopper out there right now is that “breastfeeding hurts.” And, I am probably one of the few people…Katie MaddenApril 20, 2014
Learn the BasicsNewborn Mama 0-4 monthsPainThe Breastfeeding PartnerTongue Tie & Revision Pumping in Place of Breastfeeding: Sore Nipples If seek help from an IBCLC ASAP. In the meantime, you have choices! You don't need to suffer through awful painful latching if you just…Katie MaddenMarch 1, 2014
Exclusive PumpingLearn the BasicsNewborn Mama 0-4 monthsPain Plugged Ducts Sometimes, milk doesn’t drain well from your breast and it becomes “clogged.” The result is a firm section of your breast that may be tender…Katie MaddenFebruary 25, 2014
Learn the BasicsMarathon Moms 4+ monthsNewborn Mama 0-4 monthsPainThe Breastfeeding Partner Sore Nipples Our focus here is pain that is concentrated in your areola and/or nipple, with or without accompanying breast pain. Nipple pain is one of the…Katie MaddenFebruary 25, 2014
Learn the BasicsLow SupplyPainThe Breastfeeding Partner Breastfeeding Must be Effective AND Comfortable In my opinion, there is no right or wrong way to breastfeed. If it is comfortable and it is effective, it is right. What does…Katie MaddenFebruary 25, 2014
Learn the BasicsLow SupplyNipple ShieldsPainTongue Tie & Revision How To Find a Quality Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Ideally, you should find an IBCLC you love before your baby is born. But, if you are unable to do this, searching for a consultant after is…Katie MaddenFebruary 17, 2014
Breastfeeding StoriesPain It Doesn’t Have to be All or Nothing- Overcoming nipple pain & Engorgement By Shannon Gentry So much has happened between Naomi and me on our breastfeeding journey I am not quite sure where to start. Before I…Katie MaddenFebruary 17, 2014