By Ali Weatherford What will your baby look like at birth? Cute? No, probably not. Sorry! Pretty much everything they show on TV and in movies about birth and newborn babies is very wrong. Birth almost never happens like that, [...]
By Ali Weatherford If you’re thinking, “I don’t know what COLOSTRUM or JAUNDICE even are”, you are not alone. These are things that most people don’t learn about until they have a baby of their own. Even then, your baby [...]
By Ali Weatherford I would never have read an article about baby poop before my baby was born. Most people don’t want to know ANYTHING about baby poop…….UNTIL they have a baby of their own. Then, watch out, because it [...]
By Ali Weatherford If you’re reading this wondering if you’re the only person out there with concerns about breastfeeding and sex…. I promise you’re not! The Sexualization of Breasts There are so many issues around breastfeeding and sex, or the [...]
By Ali Weatherford Are you about to give birth for the first time and feeling nervous about making too much noise? This is actually a very common concern. Maybe you’ve seen the movies where people get very loud and aggressive [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Janel Davis There has been a lot in the news lately about babies getting sick–and even dying–from Cronobacter bacteria in their milk. Most of the time, this is due to contaminated powdered breastmilk substitute [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Cassie Terrillion You might think that breastfeeding is supposed to be perfectly painless and naturally easy. Or maybe you’ve heard people say that breastfeeding is painful and hard. For most people there will probably [...]
By Ali Weatherford Last week’s article was about breastfeeding after a cesarean birth. This is really important information because about 1 in 3 births are cesareans in the United States. It is a very common surgery, but most people go [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Cassie Terrillion, IBCLC Under normal circumstances, our bodies tend to know what to do once we get pregnant. The hormones start firing, our bodies start changing and growing new parts, fetuses become fully formed [...]
By Ali Weatherford A lot of people like the idea of dividing the responsibility of baby feeding between both parents. There are a lot of great reasons for doing this. It can give each parent more uninterrupted sleep time. It [...]
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