I love helping moms breastfeed. While breastfeeding is natural, it doesn’t always come naturally. Sometimes it comes easily. Sometimes it can be challenging. When breastfeeding is hard it can help to keep going when you know why breastfeeding is important. Most moms don’t get enough support when breastfeeding is hard. Moms get advice and information…
Do you know what is really silly? While most pregnant women are advised to take a childbirth preparation course they are rarely told to take a class to prepare for breastfeeding. That’s kind of ridiculous when you think about it. Labor and birth last an average of 12-24 hours. Breastfeeding can last months or years….
If breastfeeding is so natural, why can it be so hard to do? Because while a mom may plan to breastfeed, she doesn’t often prepare for breastfeeding. It’s common to take birthing classes, buy a diaper bag, and think about what kind of breast pump you should get. But you need to do more to…
“You should give birth in a Baby-Friendly hospital.” You may have heard this when you shared the news that you were pregnant, and planning to breastfeed. You may have wondered what exactly it meant. You may have googled it. If your research brought you to this page, you have come to the right place. Your…