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social distancing can build your milk supply
I always try to find the blessing in any circumstance to sustain faith in better days and this is no different. Many of us are...
Jada Metcalf
Mar 24, 20203 min read
5 ways to celebrate valentine’s day as a breastfeeding mother
The day of LOVE is approaching and before the kids and the chaos date night was hella fun and probably was the reason youre even reading...
Jada Metcalf
Feb 9, 20204 min read
breastfeeding: a guide through the first 7 days
Hey, honey!! One week in...how’s it going?? Congratulations on your new baby!! ⠀ The first week is a learned process for you and baby so...
Jada Metcalf
Jan 5, 20207 min read
baby poop: what to expect
As a new mom, there were many unknowns to having a baby. One I kept an eye on was baby's first poop. What is normal. how often should my...
Jada Metcalf
Dec 31, 20193 min read
moms need postpartum showers too
What can I do to help? Call me if you need me? If you clicked on this link you came because you are the BESTEST friend or BESTEST mom or...
Jada Metcalf
Dec 25, 20194 min read
food, postpartum recovery and milk supply
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
Jada Metcalf
Dec 25, 20195 min read
skin to skin increases breastfeeding initiation
#SkintoSkin is the most optimal and natural way to initiate breastfeeding. The benefits of skin to skin are important to mother baby...
Jada Metcalf
Nov 18, 20192 min read
how to get your baby to open wide and latch
Immediately after birth begins the initiation process of breastfeeding from your baby. A baby should begin to feed within the first hour...
Jada Metcalf
Nov 17, 20193 min read
how to wash newborn baby clothes
So your beautiful baby is almost here and you've been collecting, buying and receiving tons of baby clothes and you simply cannot wait to...
Jada Metcalf
Nov 16, 20192 min read
breastfeeding will spoil TF out of your baby and that's okay
Honey, how can you spoil a baby? I held both of my babies ALL the time, I wore them on my person too. I would hear the infamous...
Jada Metcalf
Nov 16, 20192 min read
november | prematurity awareness month
Providing your breast milk for a premature or seriously ill newborn can be challenging but it is definitely doable. It is the most...
Jada Metcalf
Nov 14, 20191 min read
how much milk should I be pumping?
Pump output isn’t indicative of milk supply.
Jada Metcalf
Nov 14, 20194 min read
how to breastfeed during the holidays
Breastfeeding through the holidays!
Jada Metcalf
Nov 13, 20195 min read
scheduled feedings will lower your milk supply
When establishing your milk supply for the first 6-12 weeks, yep, for some moms it takes longer, don’t time your feeds. With babies up to...
Jada Metcalf
Nov 11, 20191 min read
becoming: my IBCLC journey
⠀ ⠀⠀ I began my journey into the breastfeeding world with my two boys. My first son was formula and breastfed for three months and my...
Jada Metcalf
Nov 6, 20192 min read
breast milk without bottles
Alternate infant feeding method
Jada Metcalf
Nov 6, 20193 min read
no pacifiers allowed
A total of 181 mothers (68%) introduced a pacifier before 6 weeks. ... Women who introduced pacifiers tended to breastfeed their infants...
Jada Metcalf
Nov 6, 20192 min read
breastfeeding: a last resort
Giving breastfeeding a chance to work.
Jada Metcalf
Oct 6, 20192 min read
baby backwash saves lives
Who wants backwash???? YOU do, honey?! Ever wondered how breastmilk knows your baby is sick....keep reading! Breastfeeding benefits your...
Jada Metcalf
Oct 1, 20191 min read
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