What to have at home for AFTER birth
By Ali Weatherford You’ve probably seen a lot of lists to help you pack for birth at a hospital or birth center. It’s great to be prepared! What a lot of people don’t prepare for is the after part. If [...]
Planning for Baby Feeding
By Ali Weatherford If you are pregnant, you may already have a lot of expectations or even a very solid plan for feeding your baby. I am a big fan of planning! When you’re clear about what you want, you [...]
What to Do With Extra Breast Milk that You Don’t Need
By Ali Weatherford So much of the information out there related to breastfeeding and breast milk is about how to make more. That makes sense, because the majority of breastfeeding people will wonder at some point, “Am I making enough [...]
Getting Started with a Good Breastfeeding Latch and Positioning
By Ali Weatherford The quest for a good latch or breastfeeding position are probably what encourage most people to visit with a lactation consultant or counselor. These are really important things to consider! The baby’s latch and how you position [...]
Baby Feeding Schedules or On-Demand Feeding?
By Ali Weatherford I get to see EVERY class registration form that comes through at Breastfeeding Success. There are a lot of registrations, and I honestly like looking through them and seeing who is going to be taking our classes. [...]
What to Do About Postpartum Pain & Swelling
By Ali Weatherford It would be incredibly rare to NOT be sore and swollen “down there” after a vaginal birth. For some people, this is minimal and passes quickly. For others it can be very uncomfortable and last for many [...]
How to Prepare for a Lactation Consultation Visit
By Ali Weatherford Not everyone needs to make an appointment with a lactation consultant, but if you do, it’s smart to do a little planning before you go. There may be some important preparations to make that will make the [...]
What Does a Lactation Consultant Do?
By Ali Weatherford If you’ve been reading our articles, you probably have some idea of what a lactation consultant does, but I’ve never put it all in one place! I’ve been working with a few dozen lactation consultants (IBCLCs) for [...]
Preventing Traumatic Childbirth
By Ali Weatherford with Lacey Castilleja Fisher, LPC-S, RPT-S, PMH-C Traumatic childbirth is something that happens. Sometimes that’s because of truly life-threatening situations, but more often it’s other things that happen. Those things might be perceived as life-threatening, even if [...]
What is a Midwife?
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Jessica Good Midwifery care means getting prenatal, birth, and/or postpartum health care from a midwife. The origin of the word “midwife” boils down to “with wife” or “with woman”. Since the beginning, women going [...]
