Did you know scientisit have yet to discover all the components of your breast milk. Here is just one more amazing reason to breastfeed your baby your amazing breast milk!
Month: November 2014
Many new moms wonder: Should I switch from breast to breast with each feed? How do I know if my baby is getting enough milk? How can I tell if the latch is good? How do I cup feed, finger feed or use a lactation aid until my baby is able to latch? Does my baby have tongue-tie? Can I breastfeed my adopted baby?
Dr Jack Newmans International Breastfeeding Center in Canada offers wonderful videos that demonstrate babies with a good latch, a poor latch, those who nibble at the breast, compression techniques, tongue-tie as well as answers to many other questions. Definitely your go to resource for successful breastfeeding!
Trust your inner voice your body and the process of birth
All pregnant women have an inner voice an intuition so to speak that is working for the interest of your mental well being and protection of your baby and birth. It helps tell you what is needed and what is not needed. The question is, how often is the voice truly heard? Are others drowning out your inner voice, superseding what your body is directing you to do for your baby and yourself? Do others implant fear in you that make you doubt that inner voice? Are you drowning out your inner voice due to the fear you’ve absorbed from others?
The fact is, YOU WERE DESIGNED TO GROW AND BIRTH YOUR BABY. Your body will tell you when there’s something wrong and reassure you when all is well. You just have to quietly listen to what it says and act accordingly.
Fear causes a woman to drown out the voice. Drugs make the voice unintelligible. Epidurals remove the voice altogether by, disconnecting the mind from the body. The wrong care provider supersedes the voice. Well-intentioned family members and friends crowd out the voice and ultimately replace it, with misdirection and misinformation.
So what is a woman to do? Seek knowledge, of your body and your pregnancy, from women and providers who encourage you to listen to your body and your inner voice to trust yourself and to trust birth.
Intelligently Pregnant 