Our regular monthly meeting will be held at 10 AM on Thursday, July 6th at the Panera in North Fayette (by Walmart).
If you have any questions, please contact us!
You can also find more information about our monthly meetings here.
We look forward to seeing you and your little ones!
When a baby is born, some parents are informed or make assumptions that they need to be constantly watching the clock to keep track of when baby last nursed, when they should nurse again and how long they should nurse for. What do all these numbers mean? What if baby wants to nurse again after just nursing half an hour ago?
Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA, talks about common misconceptions and how to trust your baby knows when he or she needs to nurse. While there are exceptions to this, sometimes being preoccupied with the clock can cause issues by shifting your attention away from what matters. Read more in her Breastfeeding Reporter Blog: “The Clock and Early Breastfeeding.”
We often hear tales of how a baby will “sleep through the night” and the mothers of the babies who wake frequently often wonder what they could be doing wrong. The truth is, they are doing nothing wrong and their baby is doing exactly what they are supposed to! The Grubby Mummy Blog recently published this article about “Ten little known facts about your baby’s sleep.” She talks about how it is biologically normal for a baby to wake frequently throughout the night, want to nurse to sleep and prefer to sleep close to their parents. Click the link above to read more!
Vicky Greene, a first year bioscience student at South Devon College in Paignton, England used samples of breast milk from a mom of a 15-month old and a 3 year old and added the bacteria M. Luteus. You can see from the photo that in the center, where the breastmilk was placed, the bacteria is completely gone, destroyed by the breastmilk!
You can view Vicky’s original Facebook post here and read more here.
The holidays are a busy time and we can often get so caught up with everything we want to accomplish that we don’t realize we are postponing or skipping a nursing session. You may want to think about one or two things that are really important for you to do during the holiday season. Maybe you have a favorite tradition or a cookie recipe that you make every year. Pick what is realistic for you to do and what you can really enjoy. Your baby (or babies) will only be this little once so try to cherish and enjoy it!
Below are some tips written by Dee Russell in “How to Avoid Holiday Weaning,” published on the Breastfeeding Today blog :
Read the complete article on Breastfeeding Today. You can also check out our previous post with more holiday tips “Breastfeeding during the holidays.”
