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Babies Best Beginnings
Robbin Swann RN IBCLC
Lactation Education and support before during and after your birth
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Babies Best Beginnings
Jan 123 min read
Pumping vs. Hand Expressing - Which Is the BEST?
Breastfeeding is a vital part of nurturing infants, but new parents often struggle with how to effectively express milk when needed. With...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Dec 28, 20243 min read
How can I be sure my baby is eating enough?
In general babies are always far more efficient at emptying the breast than a pump. Most of us are concerned that our babies are not...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Nov 19, 20241 min read
Breast milk and airlines
As the holidays approach and we are all traveling more this information is essential to know. If you are getting ready to travel by air...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Breastfeeding in Public.
In 2024, the ongoing debate about breastfeeding in public is surprising. A recent study indicates that many women are concerned about how...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Aug 31, 20241 min read
Evolving
Evolution is crucial for sustaining relevance and growth. In accordance, I am undergoing a process of transformation. From a home...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Jun 8, 20242 min read
So many supplements
No matter where you look you are bombarded with supplements when you are breastfeeding. How do you know what to invest in and what to...
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Babies Best Beginnings
May 9, 20242 min read
Breastfeeding. Its so hard to know...
It is so hard to know when you are exclusively breastfeeding how much your baby is getting from each feed. We focus on volume and feeding...
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Babies Best Beginnings
May 8, 20241 min read
Should we release our child's TOT (tethered oral ties?)
it depends. There are times that tethered oral tissues need to be released. If for example your infant is having difficulty handling...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Apr 4, 20241 min read
When should you see a Lactation Consultant?
When should you consider scheduling with a Lactation consultant? There are many answers. Support and instruction for your baby For...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Dec 16, 20231 min read
What is placental encapsulation? Why do people have it done?
Placental encapsulation is a practice where the placenta, the organ that nourishes the baby in the womb, is processed into pills that can...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Help! I saw a lactation consultant in the hospital, I still feel lost!
Many moms are excited about having the option. to see lactation consultants in. the hospital after their delivery. We often expect that...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Oct 19, 20231 min read
How often is too often to feed?
This is a hard discussion. It depennds, are you determined to exclusively breastfeed? If yes then answer is every time the baby wants to...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Sep 16, 20232 min read
If latch is the key to milk supply, how do I know if my baby is latching well?
Latching and feeding baby from the breast is indeed the key! Why? Babies are much more efficient at emptying the breast than a pump, ...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Jul 30, 20231 min read
Things I should avoid eating
I see a lot of discussion on things to eat to help milk supply, and almost as many asking can I eat ________? There are very few things...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Jul 26, 20233 min read
Which kind of pump should I get?
Let's talk about pumping. There is much debate in the mom forums over pump selection. For many years the only moms who routinely had...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Jul 16, 20232 min read
Is my baby at risk for feeding issues?
When we give birth we want everything to be perfect! Of course we do. But for some infants life can be a bit more of a challenge. Meaning...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Jul 2, 20232 min read
How do I know when/ if I should be pumping?
Pumping is a new thing. "The first pumps were patented in the mid-19th century, typically as medical devices used to treat inverted...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Where did you get the information?
Social media is BIG business. Yes I did say business. There are good and bad things out there, or shall I say opinions and solid research...
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Babies Best Beginnings
Jun 5, 20233 min read
Supplies I actually need to breastfeed.
Checking the internet you will find a long lists of supplies to buy when you are planning to breastfeed. Well lets pull that list...
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Babies Best Beginnings
May 27, 20232 min read
My birth facility didn't have lactation consultants...
We in America do a very poor job of prenatal education. COVID crashed most of the programs that existed. Some of those programs were on...
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