ASK: How does tongue and lip ties affect breastfeeding?
How does tongue and lip ties affect breastfeeding?
The most common things that happens with breastfeeding and the inability for the child to latch on...
ASK: Why would I want to wear my baby? Doesn’t babywearing make them less...
Babywearing Benefits
ANSWER: "Wearing our babies actually does not make them less independent. In fact, it does quite the opposite. Especially with neonatal and newborns,...
ASK: My baby is getting frustrated with baby-led breastfeeding. What can I do?
Guide Baby Through his/her Frustration
In that scenario, you know, if baby's starting to get frustrated and isn't finding the nipple, I mean, that's not...
ASK: What is the best way to communicate with the NICU staff?
The best way to approach the NICU staff, the NICU team, the physicians is really to bring them together. One of the things that...
ASK: Is my newborn baby ready for a soft structure carrier like an Ergo...
Babywearing Newborn Essential Info
ANSWER "The differences in carriers are better determined by stage in development for babies. When babies are born, they have zero...
ASK: How do I care for the umbilical cord stump and when does it...
Caring for the Umbilical Cord
"The umbilical cord stump just needs to be kept clean and dry. Most diapers have a little cutout so that...
ASK: When should my newborn go to the hospital nursery?
There's a lot of debate in the United States about where a baby should be. Should they be in a traditional nursery in the...
ASK: What can I do if I have an oversupply of milk (or engorgement)?
Recommendations For When Engorged
An over supply is pretty common in the beginning. The first few days or weeks after giving birth, because it's like,...