Feeding Echo, part 1- Breastfeeding Trauma, Exclusively Pumping, and FPIES
This mom planned on breastfeeding but a stroke and severe allergies called FPIES have changed everything for her son.
Traumatic Birth: Resources for Healing and Protecting Breastfeeding
by Tanya Lieberman This post was made possible by the generous support of MotherLove Herbal Company. Having intrusive thoughts about your birth? Flashbacks? Feeling disconnected from your baby? Do you steer…
What is Skin to Skin Care?
The immediate separation that’s typical in most U.S. hospitals may not be as ideal as time spent snuggling together – skin to skin – for at least 60 minutes immediately after birth, and as much as possible for the first 48 hours. Studies have shown that even brain development is enhanced in babies who had ample skin to skin contact in those early hours and weeks after being born. Your baby instinctively knows that nestling into your chest is the best place she could be.
In Search of the perfect latch
The way a good breastfeeding latch is talked about sometimes makes it sound like an impossible, elusive goal that moms aim for but rarely experience. Thoughts on newborn latch, what to look for, tips to improve it if needed, and when to get professional assistance.
Babymooning- 12 signs you are the mother of a breastfeeding newborn
In the midst of my banymooning some aspects of being the mother of a breastfeeding newborn have really stood out to me and given me a few laughs. Which is good because it’s either laugh or cry sometimes!
Sugarbaby Introduces Herself
The Piano Man helps Sugarbaby find her voice in her first blog post. She shares her version of the birth experience, her perspective of her family, what her favorite things are outside the womb, and more.
