IBCLC, Beach Babies Lactation Support

One of the most important activities your baby should be doing from week 1 until crawling is tummy time. It doesn’t take long to do, but it helps with neck and chest strength and can help resolve minor cases of torticollis. There are a lot of parents, however who are not given instruction on how […]

Breastfeeding and Pain

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There’s a common refrain in families that breastfeeding is expected to be painful. You’ll here all sorts of stories about having to toughen your nipples up or the color of you skin/hair/eyes makes you more susceptible to pain or that it is inevitable in breastfeeding. Of course I don’t feel that pain is okay while […]

Anatomy of Latch

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Latch is the most important part of the breastfeeding relationship. Yes, many have been able to Exclusively Pump, however that is rarely the first choice. Understanding how latch should work may help you troubleshoot your own breastfeeding issues or allow you to know when you need to bring in help. Many parts of a […]

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 […]

Beach Babies Lactation Support

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The Importance of Tummy Time

Breastfeeding and Pain

Anatomy of Latch

Common Breastfeeding Challenges in the First Week