In our breastfeeding support work we strongly believe in holistic approach and teamwork. Your baby spends whole nine months in your womb, then goes through delivery and gets in your arms. At the same time you undergo a long journey of transformation both mentally and...
Happy World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2018 everyone! It’s one of our holidays shared with other health care professionals and breastfeeding/chestfeeding parent community. This time around it’s August 1-7 worldwide, although each country chooses its own date, so in...
Life without pain is truly priceless! So let’s discuss breast pain. If you have breasts and you are not nursing your baby, and you feel pain in your breast(s) – please see your doctor. However, if you were breastfeeding, but have stopped some time ago...
Recently I got a question is it safe to visit Canada’s Wonderland in Toronto or any amusement park while breastfeeding? So I had this question in mind when I visited it yesterday and tried all the most scariest, highest and toughest rides.So here is my 5 cents on the...
Congratulations on your baby! We wish you lots of wonderful moments and as smooth journey into this new parenthood as possible. Here is some check list of questions you can answer and get an idea, are you doing just like you are supposed to (and your family and...
Sometimes the only thing preventing you from successful and painless breastfeeding of your baby is their oral ties or so called tethered oral tissues. We all have those frenulums in our mouths, but sometimes they are too short, or too tight, or anything else thus...
Blebs, blisters, blocked (“plugged”) ducts, lumps, milk stasis, mastitis and then abscess can interrupt and complicate mother’s breastfeeding journey causing her a lot of pain and inconvenience, and things get even worse if mother is only pumping exclusively.Worldwide...
