Tips and advice for moms on breastfeeding, breast pumping, and parenting.
1. Myth: It’s Normal for Nipples to Hurt
Breastfeeding does not have to hurt. Nipples can and will feel sore if you're breastfeeding your newborn every couple of hours and especially when they start teething but there are ways to ease the discomfort or pain.
Congress recently passed the "Preventing Maternal Deaths Act". This bill was passed to support States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve healthcare quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.
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There is a new drug on the market for Mothers experiencing the baby blues. It's called Zulresso. The drug, Zulresso is a synthetic form of a hormone produced in the brain, acts quickly, and its effects can last for a month. Until a pill version is approved, the patient has to be hospitalized for 60 hours and receive the drug by IV. She can’t be home with her new baby because the drug may cause dizziness and unconsciousness. The price is also an astonishing $34,000 per treatment.
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The locations available to me to pump are all pretty inconvenient to say the least. I’m going to share some of my struggles and offer solutions. I think we need to shed light on this issue.
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Does climate change affect maternal mothers? I have to be honest with you climate change has never really been a thought for me, but as I am sitting here writing this we are currently in the midst of something called a Polar Vortex, (large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth's poles) often associated with large outbreaks of Arctic air in the United States.
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My dad makes a joke..."it was so much easier when his partner was on vacation and I could use his office." Easier for who?? For you who it doesnt affect at all since you stay in the room? A few weeks ago the office manager turned to me and said, you always talk about having a pumping space, where would you even put it?
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Nursing rooms have been around for quite some time now. And companies like Moms Pump Here are working to create options for moms on the go who need to pump or nurse their babies. But we've seen our share of locations submitted to our locator that include a bathroom or toilet. We keep them listed so moms can rate and share their review of the locations. Do we agree with bathrooms as a place to pump. NOPE. So they are listed for your knowledge.
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Having a newborn is never easy, the joy of a new member of your team can easily be overwhelmed by the stress of making sure your little one is getting every advantage in his or her early years. This stress is amplified in parents who don’t subscribe to the traditional nuclear family; it’s important to remember however that even if your family structure is more “modern”, there’s nothing “traditional” about proper nutrition. When I was still in the hospital setting, I saw first-hand the plight of parents who did not have access to breast milk, it directly lead to the creation of BBy.
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I believe breasts are magical! Not just because they’re incredibly beautiful, but because they are incredible and miraculous! These four facts ensure you never doubt the power of your breasts again.
1. To produce breast milk, we literally dissolve parts of ourselves
We melt our own body fat starting with gluteal-femoral fat (aka our butts) and turn it into liquid to feed our babies.
2. Your baby tells your breast what kind of milk it prefers, and your breast listens!
The nutritional and immunological components of breast milk change every day, according to the specific, individual needs of your baby. Your baby might lack the words to tell you what she needs, but breastfeeding makes it possible for you to receive her messages. During breastfeeding, her saliva “back washes” into your breast, providing your body with all the information it needs to make the best milk for your baby.
3. Our breasts turn water into milk.
And not just any milk- SUPER MILK. Mature milk has 3 to 5 percent fat (depending on whether the baby is a boy or a girl- that’s right, your breasts can tell your baby’s gender!). The milk holds an impressive list of minerals and vitamins: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and vitamins A, C, and E. Long chain fatty acids like DHA (an omega-3) and AA (an omega-6) are also present in breast milk, which is critical to maintain and develop the brain and nervous-system.
4. They’re beautiful in all their different shapes, sizes, and styles.
Your breasts have this incredible ability to help sustain and nurture life, with the purest most unaltered substance, and how they look has no effect on this astonishing ability. So, whether they’re “uneven” or perky or saggy or big or small, they’re all miracle workers. And that’s the most beautiful thing they can be. And this should be celebrated.
Were you surprised? Tell me your thoughts by dropping a comment below.
Source: The History of Breasts (book)
