Archive for January 2021

There’s a lot of information out there on eating and diet while breastfeeding. I will say, on a daily basis I get asked if there are foods to avoid while breastfeeding. Or, any foods the parent should eat more of! Most of the information you find online can be confusing and contradict other information you…

Nine years ago, I remember sitting down to breastfeed my son. I smiled at him as he latched to the breast…and then watch as he immediately came off coughing and choking, getting sprayed in the face with milk in the process. That’s when I realized that I was a breastfeeding mom who had an oversupply…

Two days ago I posted a poll on my Facebook and Instagram page asking subscribers how comfortable they feel breastfeeding in public. The two choices for the poll were ‘very comfortable with breastfeeding in public’ or ‘it’s awkward!’ Out of the people who responded, 70% voted for ‘very comfortable,’ leaving 30% feeling awkward when breastfeeding…

Okay, y’all, let’s talk about skin-to-skin. Skin-to-skin is all the rage in the birthing community right now. In fact, it’s pretty much what all the cool parents are doing these days. And for good reason. What is skin-to-skin? Skin-to-skin is literally skin-to-skin – as in, baby dressed down to his or her diaper, and parent…