Nipple Shield to help Breastfeeding?

Nipple Shield to help Breastfeeding?

So you’ve found yourself breastfeeding a newborn. Like many, you may have learned it is not as easy or as natural as you expected it to be. Don’t worry, you are not alone! Many women and new babies struggle with breastfeeding. This is a new relationship and your...
5 Tips for Successful Breastfeeding

5 Tips for Successful Breastfeeding

Going into a new breastfeeding relationship, many women are excited and focused on the bonding time they will experience with their new baby. However, a few days, weeks, or months in, the whole repetitive experience starts to wear on new moms. They find themselves...
Making the Most Out of Your Hospital Stay

Making the Most Out of Your Hospital Stay

Hospital deliveries can be expensive, but did you know you can get more out of the experience than just the delivery of your baby? Your hospital can be a very helpful place when it comes to stocking you with supplies. Think of me as your hospital-stay-freebie guru....
Delayed Cord Clamping

Delayed Cord Clamping

Did you know humans have not always engaged in umbilical cord clamping after delivery? It’s a relatively new concept. But then again, so is delayed cord clamping.  Erasmus Darwin, grandfather to the more commonly known Charles Darwin, said,  “[…] injurious to...
Find Your Bishop Score Before Induction

Find Your Bishop Score Before Induction

When it comes to pregnancy, the only thing predictable is unpredictability. For example, you are given a “due date” and set your whole life for the next nine months based on that single day. Did you know, only 5% of women deliver on their due date? 80% will deliver...