Category Archives: breastfeeding support
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Breastfeeding Laws in Pennsylvania
Posted on June 12, 2018 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding, breastfeeding and work, breastfeeding support.We see these stories often. The ones where someone somewhere told a breastfeeding mom to cover up, that she couldn’t do “that!” in public, that she needed to go somewhere private (like the bathroom – really??). Breastfeeding is such a natural act that you might not realize that there are laws in place to […]
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Silver Linings While Breastfeeding
Posted on May 9, 2018 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding, breastfeeding support.Sometimes breastfeeding is portrayed as a peaceful and beautiful event. You picture a women, clothed in white, nursing her child with a serene look on her face. Other times, it’s portrayed as a difficult struggle, with pain and heartache. In most cases, it’s a combination of both: a struggle at some points, but completely worth […]
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Tandem Nursing
Posted on April 16, 2018 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding support, newborn, older infant.There can be some confusion surrounding tandem nursing. What is it? How does it come about? Tandem nursing is the term for nursing 2 or more siblings. For example, nursing a newborn and a toddler. Tandem nursing is not the term for nursing twins or high order multiples. Natural progression to tandem nursing is […]
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Understanding Growth Charts
Posted on January 4, 2018 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, newborn, older infant, weight.Growth charts are a way of tracking your baby’s growth. Basically, they plot your baby’s measurement in comparison to other babies of the same age. For example, if we lined up 100 babies based on their weight, the percentage shows where your baby would place in this line-up. 56 percentile for weight-for-age indicates your […]
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What If My Baby Doesn’t Want to Try Foods?
Posted on December 11, 2017 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding support, older infant, solid foods.Your baby has been closely watching you eat, sitting up well, and even reaching for your foods. All the signs are there but when you try to offer that first bite of baby food, your baby refuses. What should you do? Offer but keep it pleasant. Allow refusals. If your baby isn’t interested, don’t […]
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Breastfeeding Fears: Low Supply
Posted on November 7, 2017 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, breastmilk supply, newborn.This is the second part of a two-part series on common breastfeeding fears. Last month, we tackled fear of pain relating to breastfeeding. This month, we are taking a look at fear of low supply: There are so many causes of low supply. Sometimes, it’s missed feedings or inefficient feedings in the early weeks of […]
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Pain While Breastfeeding
Posted on October 6, 2017 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding support, latch, newborn.Pain early on in the breastfeeding relationship is usually the result of a shallow latch. Although there can be other causes (milk bleb, thrush, dermatitis), a shallow latch is the most common cause. When the baby is latched on shallowly, the nipple is being compressed between the tongue and the upper hard palate. With a […]
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Breastfeeding the Older Baby
Posted on July 17, 2017 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, older infant.It is common thought that the first few weeks of breastfeeding are the most challenging. You are going through a lot of changes and adjustments. Once you get the hang of things and fall into a rhythm, things generally get easier. That doesn’t mean it’s all smooth sailing without any hiccups as time goes on. […]
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Breastfeeding and Teething
Posted on June 2, 2017 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, older infant.Teething in and of itself is a whole new ballgame for your baby but what does it mean for breastfeeding? Some babies keep on nursing like nothing is going on. Others will nurse less when they have a tooth coming through because of gum discomfort. And others will change the way they latch, resulting […]
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When Breastfeeding Gets Rough
Posted on May 5, 2017 by Megan Mignot in breastfeeding, breastfeeding support.Breastfeeding can be portrayed as a beautiful, natural relationship that just happens, without stress and worry. As natural as breastfeeding is, that doesn’t mean it always happens without a few tears and maybe even a stronger word or two or several hundred. Natural is teething, fussiness, clusterfeeding, late nights, interrupted sleep. Breastfeeding isn’t always […]
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