A Note from Bethany Every mama I work with comes to me because something about feeding is not going the way she hoped. The latch hurts. The baby is not gaining the way the chart says she should. Something feels off and nobody has been able to name it yet. But here is what I
Getting real breastfeeding help in Indiana is something a lot of mamas find harder than expected. Not because support does not exist, but because knowing when to reach out, and who to call, is rarely obvious. This is a story that might sound exactly like yours. This week was not rainbows and sunshine. This week
You are home from the hospital. You have a new baby. And breastfeeding is nothing like you thought it would be. Maybe your nipples are cracked and every feeding makes you hold your breath. Maybe your baby is latching but something feels off and you cannot name exactly what. Maybe you are running on two
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Tongue-tie release vs. watchful waiting is one of the most loaded conversations in the breastfeeding world right now. On one side, some families feel pressured into a procedure they were not sure they needed. On the other, families whose babies truly needed a release were told to wait, and waited through weeks of pain and
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Virtual lactation support has made a lot of things possible that were not possible before. A mama in a rural area can connect with a specialist. A family can get support at 9pm when they cannot leave the house. A quick question can get a real answer without booking an appointment. And for some situations,
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A lot of mamas go home from the hospital thinking they got the lactation support they needed. And then breastfeeding gets hard, and they realize that what they had in the hospital was something, but maybe not everything. The hospital lactation visit and private in-home lactation support are not the same thing. They serve different
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A sleepy baby at the breast is one of the most common breastfeeding challenges in the early weeks, and also one of the most misunderstood. When your baby falls asleep nursing within minutes of latching, it can feel like they had enough and are satisfied. Sometimes that is true. And sometimes a baby who falls
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When your baby arches while breastfeeding, it can feel like rejection. Like something you are doing is wrong. Like they do not want to be there. It is almost never that. Baby arching at the breast is a communication. It is your baby telling you that something about feeding is uncomfortable, overwhelming, or confusing for
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“Should I pump after every feed?” is one of the questions I hear most often from new mamas, usually when they are exhausted, worried about supply, or trying to do everything they can to make breastfeeding work. The short answer is: it depends. And the longer answer is that pumping after every feed is sometimes
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Not being able to see how much milk your baby is getting is one of the hardest parts of breastfeeding. With a bottle, you can count the ounces. At the breast, you are going on feel, behavior, and a lot of trust. And when something seems off, or when someone suggests your baby might not
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