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01Mar BabyBreastfeedingGeneralMotherhood

Is Your Baby Getting Enough Milk? A Lactation Consultant’s Checklist.

If you’ve ever wondered “Is my baby getting enough milk?” — you’re not alone. In fact, worrying about milk supply is one of the most common reasons mothers stop breastfeeding earlier than they hoped. It’s understandable. After all, your breasts don’t come with measurement markers telling you how much milk your baby has had. The good news? Your baby’s body provides clear and reliable clues that they are feeding well.
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05Jan BabyBreastfeedingGeneral

Why Giving Water to Babies Under Six Months Could be Dangerous

According to physicians at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore babies younger than six months old should never be given water to drink. “Even when they’re very tiny, babies have an intact thirst reflex or a drive to drink,” Dr. Jennifer Anders, a pediatric emergency physician at the center, told Reuters Health. “When they have that thirst and they want to drink, the fluid they need to drink more of is their breast milk or formula.”
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14Nov BabyMotherhoodParenting

Accidental Parenting? The Real Chemistry Behind Responding to Your Baby

This powerful hormonal hangover has such universally intense effects on mothers’ inner lives that it is documented by researchers under a variety of labels including ‘maternal pre-occupation’ and ‘motherhood mindset’. This more intuitive mindset can be quite at odds with our modern lifestyles and often comes as a shock to women who have previously been in a more goal-oriented and solution-focused space prior to having a baby
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