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breastfeeding help

Leaving the parenting island and asking for help

Leaving the parenting island and asking for help

theleakyboob7 min read

Ditching the shame and asking for help as parents strengthens our community from pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, formula feeding, and on through parenting. We have each other, we don’t need to be an island or Poop Rock.

Dear Kathleen- Leakies ask an IBCLC

Dear Kathleen- Leakies ask an IBCLC

theleakyboob8 min read

TLB friend and supporter, Kathleen Huggins, IBCLC and author of The Nursing Mothers’ Companion, answers questions about breastfeeding, bottle feeding, pumping, and relacating.

In Search of the perfect latch

In Search of the perfect latch

theleakyboob5 min read

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.

Nipple confusion, bottles, and alternative feeding options

Nipple confusion, bottles, and alternative feeding options

theleakyboob8 min read

Can a bottle nipple reduce nipple confusion when mom needs to supplement? How does nipple confusion happen and is it even real? What options are available? Star Rodriquez, IBCLC, takes a look at the Medela Calma bottle marketed to reduce nipple confusion and explores other feeding alternatives as well as how to bottle feed in a way that promotes breastfeeding as much as possible.

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