Nipple Confusion is a Myth
There is so much that the world puts onto new mothers, including the pressure to breastfeed their babies. Unfortunately, women do not often find adequate support for breastfeeding and often turn to the internet to answer their questions. Nipple confusion is a...
Vitamin K and Breastfeeding: Why Babies Need the Shot
Welcoming a newborn into the world is a joyous event, but it also comes with essential decisions to ensure your baby’s health and safety. One critical aspect of newborn care is the administration of vitamin K. This blog post aims to elucidate the importance of...
Is it Bad to Give Formula to a Breastfeeding Baby?
Many mothers face tough decisions when it comes to their infant feeding choice. While certain people make up their mind between all breastfeeding or all formula feeding, sometimes new mothers are presented with the difficult decision about whether or not to supplement...
Vitamin K for Breastfed Babies: Risks of Skipping the Shot
As I entered her room, Sally’s new baby was sleeping on her chest. She had given birth 3 hours ago and had just come to the postpartum unit where I was on duty as the newborn hospitalist for the day. My job was to take care of Sally’s new baby during her first few...
Your Breast Milk is More than Good Enough for Your Baby
Has your great aunt Ruth told you that your baby is not going to grow on your breast milk alone and you should offer formula? Or maybe the internet told you that your breast milk turns to water after several months of breastfeeding. These are just a couple of examples...
What You Need to Know About Nipple Piercing and Breastfeeding
As a former newborn hospital pediatrician, I helped many new mothers to establish breastfeeding during the newborn hospital stay. Frequently, I saw new mothers who had tattoos and piercings who desired to breastfeed their babies. Often, these mothers did not have any...
4 Month Old Breastfeeding Schedule
Early in my career as a pediatrician, I spent my days in the hospital caring for babies in the first couple of days of their life. As time went on, I began to miss seeing the bigger kids and watching children grow up. These are things that I anticipated enjoying as I...
What Are the Hardest Weeks of Breastfeeding?
As a new mother, I looked down at the tiniest new member of our family. We had both spent the morning crying. Me, because she wouldn’t eat and her because… well, she was hungry. In the earliest weeks postpartum, I experienced most of the common...
How Hormonal Shifts Affect Breastfeeding Mothers
Navigating motherhood often brings surprising things that maybe you weren’t expecting, especially regarding the body’s response during breastfeeding. Hormonal shifts affect breastfeeding mothers in similar ways that menopausal symptoms affect older women....
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