If you're pregnant and scared to breastfeed your baby, you're not alone. Learn 7 common fears many moms have and how you can get past them. For many soon-to-be moms, the thought of breastfeeding not only draws anxiety and worry, but outright fear of the unknown. Will it hurt? What if my breasts keep leaking? Will breastfeeding be hard? Will I produce enough milk? How do I nurse in public places? And will it feel... weird? You don't get how other moms can't wait to nurse, or how they see breastfeeding as a time to bond with the baby. All you have on your mind are the nagging fears and … [Read more...]
How to Breastfeed Twins: A Step-by-Step Guide
As if breastfeeding wasn't challenging enough, now you're dealing with two! Learn how to breastfeed twins with these tips. The lactation consultant entered my hospital room. "Let's practice tandem feeding," she proposed. We propped a few pillows under my arms, and she handed each baby to me. As natural and easy as I hoped it would be (especially having done breastfed my eldest), I instead felt awkward and inexperienced with two babies. How am I supposed to support each of their floppy heads? I wondered. What do I do when I need to burp them? Am I supposed to switch sides, or keep … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Motivation to Keep You Going
Breastfeeding can take you by surprise or even discourage you from continuing. Here are 9 tips to keep in mind for breastfeeding motivation. Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links, which means I will earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you make a purchase. For the first months of breastfeeding, I felt like a cow, and it had nothing to do with my post-pregnancy body. If I wasn't breastfeeding, I was pumping. I didn't realize how often babies need to eat, or how long each feeding session would take. At family parties, I was either draped with a shawl cover or … [Read more...]
How to Stop Comfort Nursing at Night
Does your baby want to stay latched on all night, or only stops crying when he's breastfeeding? Learn how to stop comfort nursing at night! Comfort nursing can come with a bag of mixed emotions. You're quickly realizing that, while comfort nursing works for other moms, you're eager to do away with it once and for all. Nursing sessions are frequent and long, since your baby relies on them to sleep. And while he can likely sleep through the night, he won't go back to sleep without nursing. In fact, if it were up to him, he'd probably want to latch on all night (you even suspect he … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Handle Your Newborn Constantly Feeding
A newborn constantly feeding can exhaust any parent. Here's how to handle the cluster feeding, especially when you’re breastfeeding. I just about had it. The sore nipples from a bad latch, the cluster-feeding sessions, the leaking—I was over it. I felt glued to my baby and shot dagger eyes at anyone who suggested feeding him the second he'd fuss. I was ready to give up. And that was just five days in with breastfeeding. But beyond the physical pain, breastfeeding for many moms is especially hard when your newborn is constantly feeding. Your baby wants to nurse all the time, hungry … [Read more...]
What to Do When Your Baby Wants to Breastfeed Constantly
Struggling when your baby wants to breastfeed constantly but falls asleep or is still hungry? See why this is normal and what you can do. "Maybe he's hungry." The dreaded three words. I'd shoot dagger eyes whenever anyone suggested feeding my baby during those first few weeks of bringing him home. Anyone caring for a newborn has it hard, but unlike other adults, newborn moms struggle even more. For one thing, we're often healing from the physical pains of childbirth. We're also extra emotional from the hormonal changes that happen overnight. But for breastfeeding moms, one reason … [Read more...]
How to Get Baby to Open Wide for a Latch
Baby won't open wide enough for a deep latch? Learn how to get baby to open wide for a latch — no more shallow latches! "A good latch is important," they all say. But what do you do when your baby won't open her mouth wide enough for a deeper latch? Just a few days old and she's latching well enough to feed. But you? You're in one of the worst pain you've ever felt. She's also nursing a lot, which is great for your milk supply. But since she doesn't open her mouth wide enough, she ends up tugging on your nipples. She tends to keep her tongue against the roof of her mouth, resulting in … [Read more...]
What Every Mom Needs to Know about Pumping at Work
Breastfeeding can be a challenge for working moms. Read everything you need to know about pumping at work and maintaining your supply. I have yet to meet a mom who loves pumping at work. Breastfeeding already comes with its own challenges—trying to keep milk supply up when we're away from home and the baby is hard. We're also transitioning back to the workplace after a difficult few months with the baby. It's not always easy to get away from your desk to pump milk multiple times during a work day. And sometimes, we don't have a private space to pump, succumbing to pumping in the … [Read more...]
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