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Ouch! Baby bit me.
A common concern parents have with breastfeeding is biting. If you haven’t been bit, know that not all babies end up biting. If you have been bit, the first step is often to determine if the baby is...
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Sensory Processing and Breastfeeding
We all know about “the five senses”. They are smell (olfactory), taste (gustatory), touch (tactile), sight (visual), and hearing (auditory). Did you know that there are at least three more that we...
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Breastfeeding & Lactation Smartphone Applications
If you are a parent today, you most likely have checked out several breastfeeding, pumping or baby tracking apps. What is useful and what is a waste? It really can depend on your needs and your...
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Preparing Infant Formula – Safe Water Guidelines
Mixing with HOT water While writing this I am making a few assumptions first. First and foremost, I am assuming you know your baby, your body and your situation best. I am assuming that you are...
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Blood in Baby’s Stool
Blood in Baby’s Stool? A discussion on gastrointestinal health, formula supplementation and questioning Seeing blood in a baby’s stool can be shocking and frightening for a parent. Is there internal...
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Take Baby Steps
Dear New Mama, I just hung up the phone with you. I want to make sure you heard what I said and take it in your heart. You are doing a great job! You are not a bad mom because you gave your baby a...
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Bottle feeding the breastfed baby… paced and baby-led bottles.
When I was pregnant for the first time, even though I planned on breastfeeding, one of the first things I thought about buying was bottles – I grew up in a bottle feeding culture after all. I was...
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Tongue-Tie – Bill of Rights & Responsibilities
Tongue-Tie & Lip-Tie “Bill of Rights & Responsibilities” As a parent, we have rights and responsibilities when collaborating with our medical or health care support. We are partners or equals...
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Why I am happy to be a Lactivist
There has been a lot of backlash the past decade about what lactivism or breastfeeding advocacy is and isn’t. There is often the idea that being proud about breastfeeding is at the same time shaming...
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