Announcing Our New Guide, Managing Breast Engorgement: A Practical Guide
This comprehensive guide to provide you with actionable “Do’s and Don’ts” for prevention, as well as step-by-step relief techniques.
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How to Increase Milk Supply with Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough hormones. It can significantly impact your health, including your ability to produce milk. If you’re struggling with milk supply…
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What are Plugged Milk Ducts and How do You Prevent Them while Breastfeeding?
In this post, we’re going to walk you through the ins-and-outs of plugged milk ducts to help you know if you have a plugged milk duct, manage the pain of a plugged milk duct…
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Announcing Our New Guide: Position and Latch Checklist
The Position and Latch Checklist breaks down the breastfeeding process into easy-to-follow steps, available as an interactive tool on our website and a downloadable PDF. This guide is a resource created from our experience helping hundreds of new mamas. It introduces the importance of positioning and latch in 4 Simple Steps.
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Breastfeeding Latch: The First Fundamental of Breastfeeding
For new mamas, breastfeeding can be a daunting experience. To help, it’s important to understand the basics of a good latch. Signs of a good latch include your baby’s mouth open wide, lips flared out, chin touching breast, and a line from their ear, shoulder, and hip.
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Managing and Preventing Mastitis
Breastfeeding is not always all snuggles and full bellies – sometimes, there are difficulties and complications. Mastitis is one of the possible complications of breastfeeding. Mastitis occurs in about 2-10%…
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5 Common Breastfeeding Concerns
We feel confident that as a breastfeeding mama, you’ve had at least one of these questions: You’re not alone! We’re here to help. As a group of mamas, we know…
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What Is Engorgement? And How Do I Manage It?
What is breast engorgement? Breast engorgement occurs when breast tissue overfills with breastmilk, fluid, or blood. The engorged breast(s) become much harder than usual, making them feel very uncomfortable. Breast…
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6 Ways to Increase Your Breastmilk Supply
Mama, we’ve all been there: the panic of “Am I producing enough breastmilk to help my baby grow?” or “Why is my supply decreasing? Is it decreasing?” There is a…
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Breastmilk Supply: Signs of Low Breastmilk Supply
When you become a mother, you find yourself immediately hardwired to worry about your child. One of the first worries you may experience as a new mom includes, “Is my…
