Fortunately, large nipples may only be a problem in the first weeks of life. As your baby grows older, their mouth will become bigger and they’ll be able to latch on well. In the meantime, you may need to use a nipple shield, or to pump and bottle feed until baby can open wide ...
WRONG. If you’re breastfeeding, it means you’re also pumping and giving your baby a bottle of breastfed milk. That means you have all sorts of pump supplies, milk storage containers,and bottles and their partsto wash. My first couple of months alone with the baby, I dumped everything...
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You can find amazing deals on used pumps and supplies online. There are moms who get the entire shebang – a pump, a bag, a million breast pump parts and then go back to work and quit nursing. They might use their pump a handful of times and then want to get rid of it all. Br...
They are in charge of reordering any of my supplies (i.e. lung drain kits) and refills of medication. It’s great being able to call, tell them what you need, then it magically shows up at my front door. Hospice is like a good friend, not the enemy. I’d highly encourage readers...
"If you need help with breastfeeding, with pumping and support in that realm, all of our staff is very helpful in boosting supplies." said Green. Green said in the last three to four months, lactation consultations have increased 25% with many parents wanting to pad their own...
(i may have posted before about dd2 being born prem and me refusing to let them give her formula until they had at least brought me a pump… got 50mls that time, which doesn’t sound like much, but was enough to sustain her for the first seven hours of her life and make sure ...
We can all feel it. The anticipation of cooler days, school supplies, hot tea, and ALL OF THE FLANNEL (okok. I’m from Portland. Like THAT wasn’t obvious! Ha.). But – it’s August. Which means, for a lot of us, it’s still fairly warm and dry outside. We’re getting some...