Category: milk-supply
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The Truth About Smart Bassinets
As a lactation consultant, it’s my job to provide the families under my care with evidence-based information about parenting choices that can impact their baby’s feeding and development. New parents often assume this is generally limited to how to position the baby for nursing, how to hold a bottle, and…
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Why Your Pumping Experience Might Be Sucking More than Necessary
In hundreds of pumping consults and pump fittings, I have yet to meet someone who loved the experience of pumping. I’m sure they’re out there! But it’s certainly not a common phenomenon. Most parents find pumping neutral at best, and annoying, uncomfortable, and/or painful at worst. My goal as your…
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Why All Birthing Parents Need Postpartum Labs
Pregnancy and birth are transformative, and influence the physiology of the body in significant ways. Assessing postpartum levels of hormones, micronutrients, and other markers is essential for ensuring optimal health of the birthing parent (and by association, the baby, too!). Hormone dysfunction and/or micronutrient deficiencies can cause or exacerbate issues…
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