Category: Feeding Your Baby

It’s totally possible to lose weight while breastfeeding without affecting your milk supply. I know because I did it! In fact, breastfeeding is a great tool to actually help you lose more weight after pregnancy. It’s a little bit trickier than losing weight at any other time of your life …

Breastfeeding is hard enough within the comfort of your own home. You’re figuring out how to hold the baby while breastfeeding, how to breastfeed comfortably, and how to get the baby to latch properly. There’s no room to be concerned about modesty in that mess! Then you realize that you’re …

Pumping isn’t fun. You have to sit there chained to a machine feeling a bit like a dairy cow and there are so many parts to clean. And so much can go wrong! Some links in this post may be affiliate links, which means I make a small commission on …

I’ll be the first to admit that breastfeeding can get a little monotonous. Breastfeeding books will tell you to spend every moment of breastfeeding bonding with your baby. And some of that can be really nice. I loved gazing into my baby’s eyes and talking to her and singing to …

The time you spend breastfeeding should be a sweet time to bond with your baby and a time to get to know her better. You should be sniffing her hair and lovingly gazing into each other’s eyes. It should be something you look forward to. Breastfeeding definitely shouldn’t hurt! Unfortunately, …

Breastfeeding comes with a lot of challenges, not the least of which is figuring out how to increase your milk supply quickly if you have signs of a a low milk supply. Thankfully, there are some simple ways to increase your milk supply which we will talk about in a …

Skin to skin contact with your baby, also known as kangaroo care, has so many benefits for both you and your new little one! I didn’t even know all of the benefits of spending time skin-to-skin with my girls when they were born, but I’m so glad the hospital where …

If you’re here, I’m guessing you’ve figured out that breastfeeding is hard work! Props to you though, mama, for not quitting at the first sign of adversity like so many people do! I know you want the best for your baby, and you know that breastfeeding benefits your baby in …

Maybe you’re expecting a baby and hoping to be successful at breastfeeding. Or maybe you’ve already started breastfeeding and it’s been tougher than you expected. Research shows that only a third of women who intend to breastfeed for 3 months or more actually reach their goal. The rest of them …

Breastfeeding can be hard. I was blessed enough to breastfeed each of my babies for over a year, but not without a lot of struggle and perseverance. I hear a lot of women say that they stopped breastfeeding for reasons that could have easily been resolved if only they had …