by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Apr 15, 2019 | breastpumping, nipple shield, painful breastfeeding, sore nipples
What is a nipple shield? This is a silicone nipple shield which can be helpful to the breastfeeding mother. It is a device that a mother places over her nipple-areolar space prior to latching her baby onto the breast. A nipple shield can be this amazing tool that...
by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Weaning from breastfeedingWeaning from breastfeeding by definition means to gradually take away, to detach. An optimal way for moms to go about the weaning process is for it to happen gradually and with love. Optimal, but not always possible.As a lactation consultant,...
by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Apr 8, 2019 | bleeding nipples, breastfeeding challenges, cracked, feeding baby, normal newborn breastfeeding, painful breastfeeding, sore nipples
Breastfeeding and Pain, What’s the real deal?I am a lactation consultant on a mission to help bust the popular myth that goes like this – “Breastfeeding hurts – just keep going and in about 6 weeks it will be so much better.”Instead, my...
by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Apr 3, 2019 | breastfeeding mothers, feeding baby, normal weight gain., painful breastfeeding
Breastfeeding around the clock – and my baby is still losing weight. There are times when moms are breastfeeding around the clock – literally every 2 hours. Babies do breastfeeding frequently. They even have cluster feeding sessions where they nurse...
by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Jan 29, 2019 | postpartum depression
Postpartum depression – You can’t just snap out of it. I interviewed Morgann for the All About Breastfeeding podcast when she was 14 months pregnant with her third baby. She has since given birth to a beautiful baby, making this her third daughter. She...
