Before you sit down to breastfeed your baby, make sure you’ve crossed every last thing off this list. Trust me, you’ll be glad you did. Breastfeeding a newborn is one thing. Breastfeeding a newborn with a toddler running around…now that’s a whole other thing entirely. Setting up shop on the couch with Netflix and your Boppy is a faraway dream of the past. Breastfeeding has
The 4 Stages of Breastfeeding + Easy Ways to Boost Your Milk Supply
Inside: Before you get started on your breastfeeding journey, it’s extremely helpful to know what to expect throughout the stages of breastfeeding. And remember – each stage is a phase that will pass. You got this, mama! Let’s go ahead and put Breastfeeding on the list of Top 10 Trending Topics of this year. Yep. Right up there with the Brangelina divorce (see? I manage
What All New Moms Should Know About Breastfeeding Pain
All new moms who plan to breastfeed should know the truth about breastfeeding pain. These are the things I wish someone had told me before my first baby was born. So here’s the thing about motherhood. Every single person (and I do mean every.single.person.) on the face of this Earth, whether complete stranger or close family member, wants to give you advice when you have
10 Things I Wish I Knew About Breastfeeding
Hey, mama. I hope you find these resources useful. These are the 10 essential things I wish I knew before I started breastfeeding my first baby. When I taught high school I couldn’t stand when my kids would say things like, “haters gonna hate.” And yet, when it comes to breastfeeding, never have I found that phrase to be more true. For some reason, when
How to Get Your Newborn Baby to Breastfeed
If you can’t seem to get your newborn baby to breastfeed, just know you’re not alone. Today I’m sharing some simple tricks that worked for me! Remember that time I had a baby who would nap for longer than 30 minutes on the dot? Neither do I! To be fair, newborn Harper loved to sleep. In fact, she slept so much those first few days