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Breastfeeding Basics


are your flanges correctly sized?
Do you pump flanges fit correctly?

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
May 25, 20211 min read


don’t fall for the “top off” trap
When moms “perceive” they aren't producing enough milk they often supplement with formula which leads to a drop in your milk supply.

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
May 2, 20211 min read


your baby is not lazy
Honey..this is my pet peeve! What we NOT gone do is talk about these newborn babies without finding REASONS as to WHY baby is falling...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Apr 30, 20211 min read


the benefits of colostrum harvesting
Antenatal colostrum harvesting involves collecting hand expressed early human milk (colostrum) in the final weeks of pregnancy. According...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Mar 23, 20212 min read


breastfeeding isn't hard, society is
Honey, breastfeeding can be the most natural act for a mother to experience but for many families lifestyle circumstances and social...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Jan 14, 20213 min read


planning for postpartum recovery during a pandemic
The manner in which you recover during the your next three to four months after delivering your baby can affect you not only during a global

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Dec 16, 20205 min read


what to do when your baby won't latch after delivery
When we are expecting we hope that everything we have planned for our birthing process will go as desired but there are times when the...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Nov 5, 20203 min read


biological nursing or the laid back position to initiate breastfeeding
There is an art to breastfeeding and that includes knowing how to hold your baby when you begin your breastfeeding journey.

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Sep 7, 20203 min read


the sweet taste of nature's honey: breast milk
Have you ever tasted your breast milk before? Breast milk is a super food.

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Aug 11, 20202 min read


National Breastfeeding Month 2020
Today marks the beginning of National Breastfeeding Month. In my favorite month people will be celebrating the amazing benefits of...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Aug 1, 20202 min read


preparing to breastfeed with virtual support
Preparing yourself for your breastfeeding journey virtually.

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Apr 9, 20202 min read


preparing to breastfeed
Preparing to breastfeed.

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Feb 16, 20201 min read


breastfeeding: a guide through the first 7 days
Hey, honey!! One week in...how’s it going?? Congratulations on your new baby!! ⠀ The first week is a learned process for you and baby so...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Jan 5, 20207 min read


food, postpartum recovery and milk supply
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Dec 25, 20195 min read


skin to skin increases breastfeeding initiation
#SkintoSkin is the most optimal and natural way to initiate breastfeeding. The benefits of skin to skin are important to mother baby...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Nov 18, 20192 min read


how to get your baby to open wide and latch
Immediately after birth begins the initiation process of breastfeeding from your baby. A baby should begin to feed within the first hour...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Nov 17, 20193 min read


breastfeeding will spoil TF out of your baby and that's okay
Honey, how can you spoil a baby? I held both of my babies ALL the time, I wore them on my person too. I would hear the infamous...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Nov 16, 20192 min read


how to breastfeed during the holidays
Breastfeeding through the holidays!

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Nov 13, 20195 min read


scheduled feedings will lower your milk supply
When establishing your milk supply for the first 6-12 weeks, yep, for some moms it takes longer, don’t time your feeds. With babies up to...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Nov 11, 20191 min read


no pacifiers allowed
A total of 181 mothers (68%) introduced a pacifier before 6 weeks. ... Women who introduced pacifiers tended to breastfeed their infants...

Jada Metcalf, CBS, PD
Nov 6, 20192 min read
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