Jessica Jolley BA, IBCLC

Because babies’ rate of growth slows between 1 and 6 months, daily milk intake remains remarkably consistent during this time. 👼

The COMPOSITION of your milk changes some, but the volume your baby eats doesn’t. Once you establish supply in the first four to six weeks, you don’t need to keep increasing to “keep up."🍼

Most babies only eat about 25 ounces in 24 hours, and they stay there until they are close to a year and eating a high variety of solid foods!💕

HAPPY IBCLC DAY!!

When moms get vaccinated during pregnancy, babies get protection too, study shows A new study shows that getting the COVID vaccine during pregnancy confers significant protection to infants after birth.

LC's: You asked, we delivered! We now have a downloadable handout to counsel moms on the while . Find it on www.infantrisk.com/infantrisk-center-resources

Find a collection of references here:https://www.infantrisk.com/sites/default/files/2022-01/References_COVID-19_Vaccine_Breastfeeding_Flyer.pdf

Top 10 ways busy pediatricians can support breastfeeding While most mothers initiate breastfeeding, far fewer continue to breastfeed exclusively at three and six months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card.

Unethical food marketing ad of the week: infant formula, organic no less - Food Politics by Marion Nestle When my partner, Mal Nesheim, showed me this ad in Sunday’s New York Times, I had two immediate questions. Question #1: Who paid for this? The answer: Bobbie’s Infant Formula “inspired by a mom’s choice.” When I went to the website, I learned that Bobbie’s infant formula is organic. I am...

Team spirit! Winnie Wambui Kamau, pictured breastfeeding her child during half-time of a football match, 2021.

Vaccinated Mothers Are Trying to Give Babies Antibodies via Breast Milk Multiple studies show that there are antibodies in a vaccinated mother’s milk. This has led some women to try to restart breastfeeding and others to share milk with friends’ children.

PARENTING HACK: When you're exhausted and your kids want to PLAY PLAY PLAY, choose the game "What's on my butt" -- a game where the parent sprawls facedown on the couch and has to guess what objects the kid is setting down on their butt. 😆 A toy dinosaur? An orange? Who cares, you’re lying down.

Best. Idea. Ever. 🤩

(via Happy You Happy Family

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Antibodies For Covid-19 Found In Breast Milk After Vaccine New study demonstrates that breast milk of vaccinated mothers will provide Covid-19 antibodies to infants.

When someone says, "Your baby is just using you as a pacifier."

Wishing a wonderful day to all the beautiful new-BORNS. 💕💕💕

The strangely inaccurate world of breastfeeding research The world of breastfeeding research can be rather problematic. In a profession where accuracy and nuance is everything, when it comes to measuring breastfeeding, researchers can be strangely vague. ‘Breastfeeding’ someho...

Cradled on it's mama's chest, a baby is at home. HOME. Safe, warm, protected, close to the breast.

Just Because She Carries It Well Doesn't Mean It Isn't Heavy

I have been sitting here trying to find the words to pair with this image.... writing them out.... rewriting them. Deleting whole pages and starting over. All that remains is the lump in my throat.

This image was inspired by my life as a woman and a young single mother. I do not want to break down every detail for you. You can find the story, whatever it means to you.

Breast milk could help in fight against COVID-19 in young children, research shows This new research is also part of the reason why new mothers who have contracted COVID-19 are encouraged to keep breastfeeding their child.

WHO recommends breastfeeding, says no live coronavirus found in mothers' milk Breastfeeding mothers do not seem to be passing on the new coronavirus to their infants, and based on current evidence the benefits outweigh any potential risks of transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Pilot Program Would Allow Tricare to Cover Doulas, Lactation Consultants The legislation is awaiting President Trump's signature, though he has threatened to veto it.

Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19 This ACOG Practice Advisory addresses Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19.

The poster below is a perfect example of anti-breastfeeding "information". This notion that you can't eat certain foods when breastfeeding is not based in science. Let's look at some of the information.

First of all let's look at foods that "okay" for breastfeeding mothers. Nothing really wrong with what they say except that you don't have to take in calcium to make milk with calcium. But the real problem is that this is a diet for people who are relatively affluent. Many mothers could not afford to eat such a diet and thus be frightened into formula feeding, which, I should emphasize is actually more expensive that the foods mentioned here. This is a stratagem used by formula companies. A prime example a few years ago was a campaign by one formula company in Brazil, supported by the Brazilian pediatric society, saying that your breastfed baby eats what you eat. Posters were widely distributed showing a baby suckling at a breast that looks like a doughnut, or looks like a hamburger.

What about the panels of foods "to avoid".

1. Sugary foods. The poster says in this section to avoid fatty foods and salty foods as well as sugary foods. We all should try to keep our sugar, salt and fat intake at a reasonable level. But to imply that if you eat a lot of sugar your baby has an increased risk of obesity is just plain wrong. Breastmilk, in fact, does not change much in response to what you eat. It changes from morning to evening, from day to day, from month 1 to month 6, and later, but not because of what you eat. But if you eat a lot of sugar, your milk will have the same amount of sugar as if you ate no sugar at all.

2. "You might find that just a dash of pepper is enough to make your baby irritated and fussy for hours". This is pure fantasy. There is no evidence for this being true. And it is unlikely that anything in pepper or other spices would get into the milk in quantities that would bother the baby.

3. Citrus fruits? "Certain compounds" are supposed to the irritating to the baby´s gut. Oh, please! If these "certain compounds got into the milk would they not be irritating to the breast or ni**le?

4. Caffeine? Babies do not excrete caffeine as rapidly as adults true, but so little gets into the milk that a cup or two of coffee will not bother the baby. Caffeine is given to premature babies as a treatment and nobody worries about how they might excrete caffeine. It's not right to deprive breastfeeding mothers from drinking coffee and tea in reasonable amounts. This poster eliminates much of what mothers like to eat.

5. Processed foods? Not a great choice for anyone, this is not specific to breastfeeding mothers. But just as above, the preservatives will not get into the milk in any significant quantities.

6. Garlic? Are they insane? Garlic does not bother babies. This is prejudice against people who eat garlic. Most of the world loves garlic and eat it when the baby breastfeeds without harm to anyone.

7. No peppermint, fennel, parsley, or chamomile? There is no evidence for this to show that the way people typically eat these can reach therapeutic levels.

8. Alcohol, no level of alcohol in the milk is safe for the breastfed baby? Except that almost no alcohol gets into the milk. See this article http://ibconline.ca/maternal-medications/. Alcohol is discussed near the end of the article, but it's worth reading the whole thing.

This poster is an appalling attempt to frighten women out of breastfeeding and enjoying what they like to eat. These restrictions on what breastfeeding mothers can eat have been debunked decades ago. Let's encourage good nutrition for everyone, and let's stop haranguing breastfeeding mothers into stopping breastfeeding by worrying them about their diets.

You can find a more about how to prevent problems with breastfeeding, including preventing fussiness, "colic", "reflux" "allergy to something in the mother's milk" and much more in my ebook called Breastfeeding: Empowering Parents: www.ibconline.ca/ebook

It's NICU Awareness Month: a time when we share stories, strength, love and support for NICU babies and their mamas.

Do you have a NICU story you'd like to share? And stay tuned — because tomorrow, we're hosting a very special IG Live on the topic!

h/t Coastal Lifestyles Photography via Birth Without Fear

Breastfeeding is food security.

Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk of OK House District 35:

Such a precious time! Indigenous Milk truly heals! We are for a healthier planet! Some time ago, Baby PT & I participated in this timely diabetes prevention campaign. This is and indicative of better health outcomes for now and generations to come. We must ensure that all lactating caregivers have access and opportunity especially in this time of corona. 📷 Buffalo Nickel Creative (BNC3)
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Happy World Breastfeeding Week to mothers everywhere. Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk shares the importance of breastfeeding.

Happy World Breastfeeding Week!!

I have breastfed a total of 54 months💗

World Breastfeeding Week

We want to know and celebrate with you!

The natural design is that babies nurse, and often they fall asleep at the breast. You don't 'teach' them this, and it's not a bad habit. It's just normal. And they won't nurse to sleep for ever. It's a gradual process.

[Image: toddler asleep at the breast. Text: Nursing to sleep is normal. Nursing to sleep won't last for ever.]

A Loving Birth

I absolutely looooooove this!

"When they say if you hold them too much, they'll always want to be held.... I can never understand why that would be seen as bad." - Mum Luv Support

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