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Eczema on a baby varies considerably in severity.  Some only get it occassionally and it's usually mild.  Others have it regularly but moderate.  While others have a very severe case of eczema that may subside but flares significantly and often covers the much of the face.  These poor babies are so uncomfortable you feel for them! What exactly causes eczema? The exact cause of eczema is unknown.  But what we do know is that mothers pass on their gut health to their baby!  Thi

...Even When it was Hard A Testimony From a Lactation Consultant Let me be honest, breastfeeding was really hard in the beginning! ...

How DO you know if your baby is getting enough from the breast?!  This is the number one question that new moms struggle with!!  Rest...

Did you know that it is possible to get enough sleep and yet breastfeed during the night sleep hours?!  YEP!  We are here to tell you that it is!  It's every parents' dreaded fear right?!  Baby feeds well but is constantly waking up and you can't get back to sleep because well baby won't go back to sleep!  Or, worse, the baby gets back to sleep after you fed her but you are so stimulated with getting up that now you can't get back to sleep and yet you are e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d!

It is widely accepted that breastfeeding is the best for your baby.  What many people may not know is that it is not just the breast milk that a baby receives that makes it the best, but it is also the way the mouth functions and how the sucking mechanism at breast works which actually shapes the jaw, airway, and facial muscles that is very important.  Of course, there are a multitude of reasons why a mother may not be able to breastfeed her baby, at least for a short time. 

We hear it all the time--breastfeeding is best.  We know this.  But WHY is breastfeeding really the best way to feed your baby.  In this post we list 40 ways breastfeeding helps you, helps baby, and all the other benefits. The convenience of it!  It is super easy just to pop your baby on the breast whether you are out and about or at home.  No need to warm your milk or prep a bottle! Non-smelly poops!  No, really!  Exclusively breastfed babies have the easiest to clean poops

She is so cute right?  Adorable asleep, and seemingly unable to be disturbed.  But you notice that she has her mouth open.  It might be wide open or it might be just cracked.  Trouble is, this suggests that your sweet little one cannot breathe .  That's right... she cannot breathe well enough to keep her mouth closed. Why Is This Important? Well, breathing with your mouth open, even cracked, is not the biologically, normal, or healthy way to breathe.  We are obligate breather

It may seem that this is a new trend among some health professionals-- urging parents to wear their baby.  In reality, this has been...

Did you know that breastfeeding can help prevent diabetes, a disease that affects 25.8 million people in the United States?! Type 1...

You may have heard about the ”breastfeeding sibling study” and the concerning… so what does all of this mean? Could it really be that...

Have you recently been told that your baby is tongue tied but you aren’t sure if you should have it clipped? Tongue-tie (or ankyloglossia) is a complex issue that many practitioners do not understand.  In fact, there is a wide discrepancy of information out there on the web only to leave parents confused and baffled. What do you do and who do you believe?! There are many symptoms that moms or babies may have which could be related to a tongue-tie but do not necessarily .  Th

Many babies are born between 34 and 36.6 weeks gestation. While these babies stay in the hospital longer than babies born term, they...

There are many reasons to breastfeed. Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, less diarrhea, otitis media (ear infections),...

The first hour after birth is golden ! Right after birth mom has highest levesl of oxytocin (known as the “mothering hormone”) which...