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Nipple Care

Nipple care. The question on everyone’s mind, but so often doesn’t reach their lips. Consider this a short cheat sheet on nipple care. Before we start, I want to cover this first. ******If you are experiencing bleeding, pain or open wounds please call a lactation consultant.****** If any of the concerns above are happening, Google […]

I Love You, Don’t Touch Me!

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Feeling Touched Out? When my youngest was very little I wore her at least 8 hours a day. She was fussy and ate so frequently life just seemed easier if I didn’t put her down. Half the time her older brother would be hanging on me too. It left me with this occasional feeling that […]

Breastfeeding and Covid-19

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Breastfeeding and Covid-19 It’s pretty scary to think about how this virus will act and how it will affect the breastfeeding relationship. There is so much we don’t know and that can make it scary. Generally, breastmilk will develop antibodies to give to the baby to help them stay healthy. At this time there is […]

Common Breastfeeding Challenges in the First Week

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There are many challenges when the new baby arrives. You might think that everyone else makes it look so easy and you must be the only ones having issues. I find, however, that a lot of these challenges occur in a majority of the families I see. We as a culture just like to pretend […]