Breastfeeding | Good, Bad, & Ugly - Ep 3

Today we're discussing the different experiences we had with breastfeeding our 8 kids. The good, the bad, and the oh so ugly! We agree that breastfeeding is a beautiful way to feed your baby, even though not all of us have success stories. At the end of the day, we believe that "fed is best"! Tune in to hear the things we wished someone would've told us to better prepare us for our breastfeeding journey... 

We Discuss...

• Breastfeeding Fears & Horror Stories before we tried it?
• Breast changes during pregnancy?
• Why did you decide to try breastfeeding? Were you pressured?
• Hospital feeding struggles?
• What is feeding on demand or scheduled feedings? Which did you do?
• How can Dads help with breastfeeding?
• To Pacifier or Not to Paci?
• Contractions during feedings?
• Baby has trouble latching on?
• When does the milk come in?
• Supplementing until milk comes in?
• Breast changes while nursing?
• ENGORGEMENT: How to relieve it?
• What is Mastitis?
• When to introduce bottles?
• Should I pump? When? How often?
• What is Foremilk & Hindmilk?
• How to feed baby with a heavy & light flow?
• Favorite positions to breastfeed in?​
  

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​Links From This Episode:​

• Lansinoh Bottles
• Nursing pillow
• Nipple Cream
• Coconut oil
• Brewer’s yeast
• Lactation Cookies
• ​Rocking chair
• Swaddles
• Nipple Protector
• Nursing tanks 
• Sweater
• Bra
• Tank
• lactation cookies
• haakaa suction pump
• Babywise book
• Babywise Facebook Group
• Wireless nursing bras
• Bedtime Nursing Bra
• Electric breast pump 
• heat & ice packs
• Latch assist 
• breastmilk ziplocks freezer
• electric individual pumps
• breast shells 
• Organic Formula
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