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5 Tips to Stop the Pain After Breastfeeding

Sep 12, 2021

Are you experiencing breast pain after breastfeeding or pumping? These tips can help you find breastfeeding pain relief. This can't be normal, I thought to myself. Once again, I found myself curled on my bed in a fetal position, with tears squeezing out of my eyes. The sharp, shooting pains that happened after breastfeeding—even after pumping—came once again. They felt like electric shocks that came and went for at least 30 minutes after I nursed the twins. So much so that I wanted to quit breastfeeding altogether. This wasn't the first time, either. A few years earlier, I was a … [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...]

How to Wean Your Baby from Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

Dec 02, 2020

Learn about stopping breastfeeding and transitioning to formula or milk! Find out which feedings to start with and how to wean a baby from breastfeeding smoothly. I was finally ready—I was done wearing nursing tops and bringing my pump to work every day. After meeting my goal of pumping for a full year, struggles and all, I began to learn how to wean a baby from breastfeeding. As with saying goodbye to anything, weaning can be a bittersweet moment. Yes, I wouldn't have to pump every day, and I'd no longer be the only source of food for my baby. But breastfeeding also gave me the chance … [Read more...]

Burping a Newborn After Breastfeeding: Necessary or Not?

Breastfeeding

Nov 19, 2020

Is burping a newborn after breastfeeding necessary? Discover whether you still need to burp your breastfed baby—the answer might surprise you. I actually think my mom's favorite thing to do with babies is to burp them. Fussy baby? "Oh, he must need to burp," she'll decide. Spit up coming out of his mouth? "Let me burp him for you." She coos at them, saying "burp, burp, burp!" in a sing-song voice as she pats their backs. I even think she would've kept burping them all through toddlerhood if given the chance. Kidding aside, burping my babies definitely became a habit, right from the … [Read more...]

One Easy Hack to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer at Night

Breastfeeding

Jul 12, 2018

Want to help your baby sleep longer? Learn 3 dreamfeed tips to help your baby sleep and make dreamfeeding work for you and your family. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of MomCozy. All content and opinions expressed are my own. It's the sound every exhausted parent dreads: the cry of her baby at night. Maybe you'd just gone through your entire bedtime routine only for the baby to cry soon after. Or perhaps she wakes up in the middle of the night, expecting to be fed (never mind that you had just fed her). Your baby could even be sleeping in shorter and shorter cycles … [Read more...]

How to Qualify for a Free Breast Pump

Breastfeeding

Sep 28, 2017

Interested in receiving breast pump insurance coverage, but overwhelmed with all the steps? Learn one simple way to take the stress out of the process. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Aeroflow Breast Pumps. All opinions are 100% mine. Understanding insurance had never been my strong point. It didn't matter what kind—health, auto, life—I was one of those people who barely understood what a "deductible" was. And truthfully, I was overwhelmed and even scared that I was doing something wrong, or missing a crucial piece of the picture. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you … [Read more...]

Lansinoh SmartPump Review and Giveaway: How One Mom Keeps Her Milk Supply Up

Breastfeeding

Sep 19, 2016

Interested in pumping to keep your milk supply up? Read the Lansinoh SmartPump review to see if this one's right for you. Disclosure: This is a sponsored Lansinoh SmartPump review and interview written by me on behalf of Lansinoh Laboratories. All opinions are 100% mine. This article contains affiliate links, which means I will earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you make a purchase. There's no denying that pumping plays a key role in breastfeeding. Before I left the hospital, the nurses encouraged me to pump from day one to encourage milk supply. Once I was home, I pumped so … [Read more...]

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