Mindful Mommies Now: the Lactation Series: Recent Episodes
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Kashin RN, IBCLC provides easy to understand facts about lactation, in order to help you learn about your body and make educated decisions about feeding. It’s like having a good friend who’s also a lactation consultant.
With an almost endless number of breastfeeding resources at your fingertips, which ones are the best? These are the ones you can trust and not waste valuable time searching.
Babies breastfeed for many reasons. Has anyone suggested your baby is ‘only comfort nursing’?
What can I eat? What shouldn’t I eat? How about those lactation cookies? Let’s make this less complicated.
Babies born at 35-37 weeks have different needs and so do their parents. What is normal and how do we get started breastfeeding a premie?
Weight gain, growth spurts and spit up...so many things are happening in the first 4-6 weeks. It’s going to be OK.
It’s about day 4 in your baby’s life. Milk production has increased, your breasts feel fuller, maybe too full? Baby is sleepy, and your breasts are tight. What do you do?
Now it’s Day 3. You may be noticing your breasts feel full/fuller/firm. Is this what’s supposed to be happening? What should breastfeeding be like on day 3?
It’s Day 2 of your life as a parent. If you’re lucky, your newborn is motivated to learn to breastfeed...all the time. What is clusterfeeding? What is normal? What if my baby is sleepy?
The first hours! The baby is here, now what? Here is what to expect in the first hours after your baby’s birth. Resources and suggestions for building confidence through knowing what is normal from the beginning.
It’s my second trimester, but what do I need to have on hand in order to make breastfeeding or pumping happen smoothly from the start? A bra? A nursing pillow? A pump?
The Lactation Series, part one. Facts for the first trimester, helping you gain confidence and remain calm in making an educated decision about feeding your baby.