Forceful or overactive let down
Baby will gag, choke, strangle, gulp, gasp, cough while nursing as though the milk is coming too fast. Pull off the breast often while nursing. Try this next time: Position baby in a tummy to tummy position with his/her head tilted back slightly and the chin touching your breast. This will direct the flow of
Heal your inner child
“If something someone does causes suffering ( emotionally) within you. It’s YOUR trigger.” – April Adam’s When your child’s behaviour triggers you, it’s a sign that you need to heal your inner child before becoming healed adult/ parent. I have fear of wounding my children. That triggers me, imagining them as adults suffering from the
Lipstick Nip
Does your nipple come out looking like a lipstick after you breastfeed? This is not a good sign and it indicates poor latch. Your nipple should be round after feeding. If your nipple is slanted like a tube of new lipstick or has a white line across it, the latch is not ok. A deep
When do you start making milk?
We often think that we start making milk once baby is here. This is actually not true. Most women start making breastmilk at around 20 weeks gestation (pregnant) for some even at 12 weeks! Sometimes pregnancy complications eg gestational diabetes, pre eclampsia or birth interventions eg CS, induction, epidurals etc interfere with this. But without