Do you find your baby “boxing” you, fighting the breast, and kicking their legs against the couch when you are trying to feed? Does it seem like they would rather suck on their fist than breastfeed? Read on to see how illuminating research by Suzanne Colson, PhD suggests that comfortable and successful breastfeeding might be […]
What’s all the fuss about foremilk vs hindmilk? Studies show that the milk a baby gets earlier in a feeding is lower in fat content (foremilk), and the milk later in the feeding is higher in fat (hindmilk) (1). A side effect of this discovery is that parents are often encouraged to leave their babies […]
In this post I mention sucking vs drinking. If you don’t know what this means in regards to your baby, have a read of my previous post here: Is my baby getting milk? By knowing when your baby is not getting milk at the breast, we can also know when to take measures to make the […]
Is My Baby Getting Milk? This is a foremost concern of most new breastfeeding parents. When we monitor and measure every other aspect of our babies’ lives, especially in the first few weeks, it can be frustrating to be in the dark about how much milk they’re getting. Pre and post test weights are sometimes […]
What is a great latch? Every breastfeeding parent is in search of the ideal latch, and every passerby seems to have their own definition of what the perfect latch looks like. It is important to remember that however you do it, the method needs to work for you. Since every parent and every baby is […]
