Reading Time: 14 minutesWhen our first baby was born, I intended to breastfeed exclusively by nursing and pump when I returned to work. But a severe tongue-tie and small birth size threw an unexpected wrench in our plans. Our breastfeeding journey was filled with many
Reading Time: 7 minutesFor those familiar with our breastfeeding journey, you already know that we experienced some challenges breastfeeding with our first son Peanut. Our second son, Pickle, is now two months old. I wish I could tell you that this time our breastfeeding journey
Reading Time: 6 minutesI am an under-producing breastfeeding Mama. In eight weeks, I was able to increase my milk supply from barely 8 oz a day to 32-35 oz a day! How? With hardwork, determination, and following these simple seven steps.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe first four steps to increase your milk supply all have to do with caring for your health. Yes, Mama, I know it can be very hard to tend to your own needs when you have a new baby, possibly older children,
Reading Time: 7 minutesFirst I shared our struggle with breastfeeding and low supply. In the previous post, we talked about how to properly care for your own health. Before we continue, I just want to restate the importance of making sure you are hydrated, getting
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs I mentioned in my previous post, one of my secret weapons — aka most effective methods — I used to increase my milk supply was to mimic a nursing baby's cluster feeding. Milk production, after all, is a supply and demand process.
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhether you are an exclusive pumper like me (what I like to call "full-time"), you are a working mama pumping during business hours ("part-time"), you just need to pump a little extra for a trip or to have some emergency storage, or