Breastfeeding through grief can be a challenge for many women, especially while trying to breastfeed through the process. Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. Often, the pain of a loss can feel overwhelming and sickening. You may experience all kinds of difficult and unexpected emotions, from shock to anger, guilt, and even intense sadness. The pain of grief can also disrupt your physical health, making it difficult to sleep, eat, think straight, or even care for another person. Let’s not even mention breas ..read more

Yup! You read that right! Wake that Baby up, Mama! I know this seems absolutely ridiculous to some mamas, however, there’s a good reason why waking your baby is so important! Babies are often sleepy during the 1st week or so, and this is totally common and normal. However, this may lead to your baby not eating often enough. It’s very important that a newborn eats at least 8 times or more within a 24 hr period. Eating this often helps to ensure that your baby is getting what it needs, along with encouraging milk supply. Here are some suggestions for waking your baby: Stimulating all your baby ..read more

Let's talk about WEANING!! The weaning process can be an easy transition for some and dreadful for others. For me, it was rough. I wasn’t excited about the thought of weaning at all. We had been breastfeeding for over 2 years, and it was our norm. We had fully adjusted to the lifestyle, and now I was supposed to just stop, and wean her?! I wasn’t happy about this new step in our journey, but I knew it needed to happen… and for both of us. When I decided to introduce the weaning process, my daughter had just turned 26 months old, had a mouth full of teeth, and was eating just about everything ..read more

First off, I hope you have started your day off with a SMILE!! I know its hard when you've been up off and on all night feeding, changing diapers and pumping, but remember the way you start your day can affect your whole day.   I want to share my smoothie recipe with all interested. It’s all natural, taste great and really helped a lot on my journey.   The lactating mama Smoothie recipe:  This is the perfect recipe for mothers with sensitive babies. Many lactation teas have Fenugreek, Blessed Thistle and other seeds and herbs that your baby may be allergic too. Unfortunatel ..read more

  Did you know that throughout your breastfeeding journey your breast may become engorged for different reasons? Let's talk about the types of engorgement a woman can experience after giving birth.   Vascular Engorgement: This type of engorgement happens once the placenta is delivered which in return signals the body to increase in prolactin and a decrease in estrogen and progesterone. Because of this process, the breasts are prepared for making your milk. This is what causes an increase in blood and lymph to the breast area which results in the fullness in t ..read more

I don't know about you, but for me, I was so nervous to feel that first BITE while breastfeeding. I had heard horror stories and it made me so nervous. Like myself, moms sometimes worry about breastfeeding when their baby has teeth. I heard that many moms discontinue breastfeeding altogether when this happens.  The interesting part is that most babies do not bite while breastfeeding, however, there are a few who do and I was one of the lucky ones to experience it with my daughter. If you are experiencing biting there are things moms can do to stop a baby from biting. These tips actua ..read more

Hey mamas, well like I said before... I'm not only here to share the pleasant beautiful side of Breastfeeding, I'm here to share the Raw and UNCUT TRUTH!!!! #TheTRUTHaboutBreastfeeding. Breastfeeding takes a lot out of a mother. Although Breastfeeding is natural, the process of making Breastmilk is rough on our bodies... including those PEARLY WHITES. That's why CONTINUING your prenatal vitamins after you give birth is so important. During pregnancy, a moms bones break down to release calcium into the bloodstream. This helps to create healthy strong bones for your baby. This also happens durin ..read more

As for me comfort nursing has become a regular thing for us. Call me silly but I've always liked the thought of being able to soothe my baby by breastfeeding. It makes me feel needed and it comforts me in a way too. Over the past few months I have come to the realization that these innocent moments between mother and daughter have caused many many sleepless nights. At first I blamed it on teething, then on growth spurts but the truth is my LO wants to comfort nurse all night long which makes for one tired mama. Once my LO notices there is no boob in her mouth she wakes up screaming, with her e ..read more

Have you ever just had a bad day?? Well, I've had plenty. Oh! And being sleep deprived doesn't help. I’m here to tell you, YOU’RE NOT ALONE! Mama hood is hard work. Take it one day at a time. Don’t sweat the small things. Believe in yourself and your ability as a mom. You’re doing better than you think! At the end of the day all of us have bad day and that’s absolutely OK! “You have to fight through some bad days, to get to some of the best days of your life!”   ..read more

Updated July, 2020 Having sterile pump parts is extremely important. The worst thing in the world would be to give your baby contaminated milk due to not cleaning parts properly.  Click here to check out tips for washing your pump parts. Thoughts?? Let's talk! Leave comments below. How do you clean your pump parts ..read more