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How to Stop Your Baby from Snacking on the Breast

May 10, 2021

Does your newborn need to eat more at each feeding? Learn how to stop baby from snacking on the breast and take a full feeding. You baby seems to be a "snacker." She'll eat for five minutes at a time, but falls asleep at the breast or dribbles milk as she sucks. She seems to want to breastfeed all day instead of every few hours. With all this snacking, you're worried she's never full, and that you're encouraging bad habits of frequent feedings and short sleep. These frequent feedings also make it really difficult for you to have any sort of life apart from breastfeeding. And of … [Read more...]

Why You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty for Pumping at Work

Breastfeeding

Apr 30, 2021

Do you feel guilty and self-conscious for pumping many times at the office? Here's why you shouldn't feel guilty for pumping at work. It had been a few days since going back to work after maternity leave, and it still felt like all eyes were on me. I felt the pumping stigma. You know, the feeling that keeps you from asking for a private room to pump. The guilt when you leave your desk three to four times a day with your pump. Dashing into the pumping room hoping no one saw you enter. I've even heard some moms who've resorted to pumping in the bathroom or car. Why the guilt? I … [Read more...]

When Can You Stop Burping a Baby?

Breastfeeding

Apr 01, 2021

When can you stop burping a baby? Discover the signs and milestones that tell you when you can finally stop burping! It's the one task you've done from Day One: burping the baby. You know to hoist him over your shoulder or sit him on your lap to pat his back. And for many babies, burping is necessary—otherwise, you're dealing with massive spit-up and cranky naps. But after a while, burping doesn't feel as urgent as it did a few months ago, leaving you wondering when you can stop. As a first-time mom, I didn't know what age you stop burping a baby, whether they were bottle fed or … [Read more...]

What to Do When Your Baby Pulls Back to a Shallow Latch

Breastfeeding

Mar 29, 2021

Breastfeeding can be a painful experience when your little one refuses to latch deeply. Learn what to do when baby pulls back to a shallow latch. You know how important a correct latch is to successful breastfeeding... except your baby didn't exactly get the memo. She starts off with a deep latch, but after a minute or two, pushes back and slides into a shallow one. You find it difficult to keep latching and unlatching, especially when you're half asleep. She'll even close her mouth tight during a shallow latch, making it hard to slip your finger in to break the suction. Because she … [Read more...]

4 Reasons Your Baby Never Seems Satisfied After Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

Mar 15, 2021

Your baby is never satisfied after breastfeeding, despite frequent and long nursing sessions. Learn 4 reasons why (and how to change it). My newborn would nurse for hours if I had let him. I'd breastfeed for 20 minutes on each side, but he'd start rooting again only minutes after latching him off. He always seemed hungry, practically eating every hour, and would cry even though I had just fed him. Sometimes I felt like I shouldn't even bother with a shirt because I was nursing so often. I couldn't imagine how he was already hungry minutes after eating. Sure, he had plenty of wet … [Read more...]

When Does Breastfeeding Finally Stop Hurting?

Breastfeeding

Feb 02, 2021

When does breastfeeding stop hurting and being painful? Many moms say THIS was the turning point that finally made breastfeeding pleasant. No one told me how much breastfeeding would hurt, at least in the beginning. But for the first few days and weeks, I'd tense up when it was time to nurse, bracing myself for the inevitable pain I'd feel during and after. I even had a lactation consultant at the hospital check the baby's latch, and sure enough, it was fine. Only later did I finally hear that breastfeeding can be painful in the beginning, that it was normal in fact. And yes, even if … [Read more...]

5 Reasons Your Newborn Is Constantly Hungry and Crying

Breastfeeding

Feb 01, 2021

Does your baby always act hungry and unsatisfied, even though he just ate? Learn 5 reasons your newborn is constantly hungry and crying. You knew babies ate often, but this much? Your baby eats, but then half an hour later, will start screaming and acting hungry, furiously sucking on his hand. Offering the pacifier doesn't help—he just spits it back out and keeps crying. He might quiet down for 10 minutes, but starts crying once again. Feeding seems to be the only thing to get him to stop, but you're he'll end up with a stomach ache (causing him to cry even more). You knew you'd be up … [Read more...]

Is Your Baby Nursing for an Hour and STILL Hungry?

Breastfeeding

Dec 07, 2020

Is your baby nursing for an hour and still hungry? See what to do when your baby is never satisfied after breastfeeding or nurses constantly. Your baby never seems satisfied after breastfeeding. Latching him on is fine, but after nursing 30 minutes on each side, he's still crying for more. Despite lengthy feedings, he continues searching for your breast and shoving his fingers in his mouth. You're worried he's either not getting enough milk, or if he is, why he's still crying for more. It's frustrating seeing him hungry all day, never mind that your nipples are raw and ached from the … [Read more...]

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