Posts by Shelley Halloran
If your baby can’t or ‘doesn’t want to’ breastfeed…it’s worth investigating WHY
There is always an underlying reason that a baby can’t breastfeed or seems uninterested in breastfeeding. It’s always worth exploring the WHY as it can affect other areas of your baby’s health/life aside from just breastfeeding.
Read MoreEver Heard of Postnatal Depletion?
Shockingly, most of us are walking around with postnatal depletion, at least to some extent, and yet most of us have never even heard the term before. So, what IS postnatal depletion? Traditional cultures across the globe have entire systems in place to ensure that postnatal depletion does not happen for their new mothers. Here…
Read MoreSelf-Care for the Breastfeeding Mom
Self-care has become a “thing” recently in our culture. Hooray! Personally, I find it encouraging to witness people prioritizing their physical, mental, and emotional health in order to be their best selves. In my opinion, self-care is especially vital for mothers. It’s so easy to constantly put ourselves last all day every day. Truth be…
Read MoreDon’t Just ‘Grin and Bear It!” The Most Common Cause of Pain While Breastfeeding
“It hurts so much every time we feed, but the nurse at the hospital said he’s getting plenty of milk so I’m trying to just toughen up!” “My nipples have scabs on them but they did say the latch ‘looks good’ so I probably just need to get used to it more?” “My nipples look…
Read MoreHas Anyone Told You Today? “It’s Okay.”
Our culture focuses a whole lot on pregnancy and new babies and not a whole lot on postpartum. So much so that many of us are lucky to experience baby showers filled with trunk-loads of gifts for our new baby. We download pregnancy tracker apps on our phones and read detailed day-to-day updates on how…
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