Caring for an infant can be stressful at times, but the recent formula shortage has really amplified all the normal infant feeding stressors. We see you all struggling with the extra pressure to make milk or know where you’ll find the formula your baby tolerates best. Here are some tips for making milk and accessingContinue reading “Making Milk & Accessing Human Milk”
Category Archives: lactation care
Don’t let the ABC’s Interfere with Your 4 B’s!
The ABC’s (Alone, Back, Crib) of sleep have become a common phrase for infant sleep safety throughout hospitals, clinics, and communities for several years. This often challenges biological norms of how an infant expects to feed, connect, move, develop and sleep in proximity to parents. We see these challenges nearly every day as we workContinue reading “Don’t let the ABC’s Interfere with Your 4 B’s!”
Reflecting on 2020
2020 brought some highs and lows, here are Nurture’s 2020 highlights:
Bottle FAQs
Do I need to offer a bottle? Taking a bottle is not a skill that a baby needs to master in their development. However, in our culture a bottle can be necessary or helpful for families.
Breastfeeding Outside The Box
One thing I love about my job as a Lactation Consultant is the variety in how each family approaches feeding their babies. Some of my favorite care plans to create are the ones outside of the box of what one might consider a “normal” breastfeeding experience. A service we are proud to offer is supportingContinue reading “Breastfeeding Outside The Box”