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One Year Plus Postpartum
Breast Basics While transient mastitis may uncommonly occur in the later months postpartum and after one year, this is not the norm. Just as with early “mastitis,” that may not actually be mastitis,...
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6 Months to One Year Postpartum
Starting Solids At six months, babies will start to take complementary foods (solids). This begins the process of weaning (the introduction of other nutrition aside from breastmilk) that may go on...
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General Infant Concerns
Baby Noise Babies make noise! This can even sound like choking or gurgling at times. Breastmilk is a physiologic substance and if refluxed into the oral cavity, it can help prevent upper respiratory...
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Pregnancy and Birth
Breast Growth and Engorgement Significant breast growth can be painful, and cause the lower parts of the breasts to swell and develop a pink or reddish color. This is called breast “lymphedema”...
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Early Postpartum
BE PRESENT Welcome to the start of the 4th trimester. Early postpartum is a critical but challenging time period for establishing milk production for your baby. Moms and babies may be sleepy from...
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Next Steps: 3-6 Weeks
Babies Sleeping More At Night After surviving the initial weeks of sleep-deprived new parenthood learning how to take care of a baby, the next stage of approximately 3-6 weeks postpartum involves...
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6 Weeks to 6 Months
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Conceiving and/or Pregnancy While Breastfeeding
Yes, continuing to breastfeed while trying to conceive and then becoming pregnant is SAFE. Some of the drugs used for infertility treatment, such as hormones, can reduce milk production. Specific oral...
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