by New Mom School | Feb 21, 2023 | Our Classes, Wisdom
In the exhaustion and euphoria of childbirth, a mother’s very next job is feeding her baby. But breastfeeding rarely comes naturally as expected. The first few hours after delivery are vital and establishing robust milk production hinges on this time. This is the...
by New Mom School | Jul 26, 2022 | Baby Essentials, Feeding
You know your baby’s in pain but you don’t know why or what to do about it. All babies have reflux except some might be “happy spitters”, meaning they spit up and don’t even realize it, while others have really painful symptoms and can...
by New Mom School | Jul 21, 2021 | Feeding, Wisdom
After my first son was born and put on my bare chest in the hospital, he wiggled down and found my breast just like in the videos on YouTube—just like the lactation consultants told me it happens. It was beautiful and perfect. That’s pretty much where he stayed...
by New Mom School | May 13, 2016 | Feeding, Wisdom
Written by Katrina Cameron, Program Manager for OCMM. One of the best tips I ever got to prepare for breastfeeding was to have water and a basket of healthy snacks readily available by my rocker, bedside, and anywhere I would be nursing my baby girl. I found my...
by New Mom School | Aug 13, 2014 | Wisdom
I saw a friend over the weekend that I hadn’t seen in years. Her first baby is 10 months old and when we started catching up she asked, “Why doesn’t anyone tell you how hard it’s going to be?” Then she said, “I don’t have to ask you how it’s going with two because...
