Recently, we had a question from a mother whose baby was unable to nurse from the breast effectively because of a severe tongue tie. From experience, we know she is not the only mom with questions about how to get a baby who has been bottle-fed for weeks back on the breast so our hope is that this blog post helps Bev and the other moms in her situation. There are several things you can do to encourage an infant who is bottle feeding to take the breast. One size never fits all in counseling nursing mothers, so we will outline a myriad of techniques so that you can find one the one that helps you the most. Start by changing the way you supplement. The best method is to go from a bottle to finger feeding with a syringe . A 10cc syringe is 1/3 of an ounce. This will help you determine how many times to fill the syringe for a feeding. When finger feeding with a syringe, put your feet up on a stool and lay the baby on your lap facing you. Then insert a clean finger, pad side up. On
W ith all the things you need to buy for baby, is purchasing a dry bag for breast pump parts a waste of money or a good idea? That all depends on whether the bag is actually made in a way to promote healthy drying of your pump parts so we will look at the most common questions moms ask about breast pump parts bags. Can I use a Ziplock bag? You should use a sealed plastic zipper bag for your wet breast pump parts. Besides the environmental concerns of over-use of these bags, the main reason is that moisture and warmth promote the growth of yeast and mold and that is certainly not what you want for parts that are collecting your baby's precious breastmilk. So to answer another common question, do breast pump parts need to be dry? As you can see from the previous topic of yeast and mold...yes! What about wet dry bags? Wet dry bag were designed to put in wet clothing such as your baby's soiled clothes or a swimsuit and keep the rest of the items in your bag dry. Although you se