The boob bag

26/11/2023

26/11/2023

26/11/2023

GIVEAWAY!!!

16/11/2023

Blocked or clog duct?

Here’s how to help it:
Fill your silicone hand pump with enough warm water to make contact with your ni**le. Make sure that the water is warm but not scalding hot as you don’t want to burn yourself.
Add one or two tablespoons of Epsom Salts, just the Woolworths ones with no other essential oils.
Attach your silicone hand pump to the blocked breast and allow the combination of heat, the salts and suction to help remove the clog.
Keep the pump attached for between 10-15 minutes. You may need to repeat several times for large and/or stubborn clogs.

The ultimate list of essentials
* 1 X calico drawstring b**b bag
* 6 X bamboo reusable breast pads
* 10 X disposable breast pads
* 1 X silicone hand pump
* 1 X milk collector cup
* 1 X ni**le shield
* 1 X 4 gram jar of organic lanolin
* 6 X hydrodisc gel pads for your breasts
* 1 X 300 ml water bottle
* 2 X flower shaped gel packs, used as hot or cold
* 1 X antenatal expressing kit, including 21 X syringes, 21 X medicine cups, 21 X labels.

**bbag

16/11/2023

Y’all love these little tit bits 🤭

How does HEAT help?
Relax muscles
Promote healing
Promote oxytocin release and milk ejection or let down
Increase circulation

ENGORGEMENT
Your milk transitions from colostrum to a more copious milk supply between 2-5 days postpartum. Not all folks experience a smooth transition. Engorged breasts can become rock-hard, overfull and painful. There may also be additional fluid retention causing swelling, making it hard for milk to flow. Applying ice helps relieve swelling and soothes discomfort but you may want to use heat before you nurse your baby, pump, or hand express to help open up and dilate the milk ducts encouraging milk to flow more easily, relieving your engorgement. The heat should be warm not hot.

https://www.legendairymilk.com/blogs/news/the-benefits-of-using-heat-for-milk-supply

The ultimate list of essentials
* 1 X calico drawstring b**b bag
* 6 X bamboo reusable breast pads
* 10 X disposable breast pads
* 1 X silicone hand pump
* 1 X milk collector cup
* 1 X ni**le shield
* 1 X 4 gram jar of organic lanolin
* 6 X hydrodisc gel pads for your breasts
* 1 X 300 ml water bottle
* 2 X flower shaped gel packs, used as hot or cold
* 1 X antenatal expressing kit, including 21 X syringes, 21 X medicine cups, 21 X labels.

**bbag

16/11/2023

How does HEAT help?
Relax muscles
Promote healing
Promote oxytocin release and milk ejection or let down
Increase circulation

Before & during pumping
Using heat before pumping, nursing, or hand expression helps dilate milk ducts in preparation for removing milk. Keep that heat pack on while you pump to increase milk flow during pumping or nursing. The nice thing about using a heat pack is taking it on the go allowing you to use it while at work or away from your baby. The degree of fullness in your breasts tells the body to make more or less milk. Well-drained and less full breasts fill with more milk than more full breasts. (4) Maximizing milk removal while away from your baby at work or for mothers who exclusively pump helps maintain a full milk supply for their baby

https://www.legendairymilk.com/blogs/news/the-benefits-of-using-heat-for-milk-supply

The ultimate list of essentials
* 1 X calico drawstring b**b bag
* 6 X bamboo reusable breast pads
* 10 X disposable breast pads
* 1 X silicone hand pump
* 1 X milk collector cup
* 1 X ni**le shield
* 1 X 4 gram jar of organic lanolin
* 6 X hydrodisc gel pads for your breasts
* 1 X 300 ml water bottle
* 2 X flower shaped gel packs, used as hot or cold
* 1 X antenatal expressing kit, including 21 X syringes, 21 X medicine cups, 21 X labels.

**bbag

16/11/2023

How does HEAT help?
Relax muscles
Promote healing
Promote oxytocin release and milk ejection or let down
Increase circulation

Relax & release tension
It is common for nursing and pumping parents to hold on to tension. Stress and tension tell the body it is time to act and not time to relax. This response is no good regarding supporting your milk let-down or milk production. It is comforting to take a warm shower or bath to warm the body and chest at home.

Babies unwilling to latch are often more relaxed when they are skin-to-skin with you in a warm bath and may latch while in the tub co-bathing. Outside the tub, you can use a warm compress or a heat pack on your neck and shoulders to relieve tension. Your baby picks up on your cues of stress or relaxation. During feeding challenges, the more relaxed you are, the more relaxed your baby will become. When you are calm, oxytocin is released, and tension fades.

https://www.legendairymilk.com/blogs/news/the-benefits-of-using-heat-for-milk-supply

The ultimate list of essentials
* 1 X calico drawstring b**b bag
* 6 X bamboo reusable breast pads
* 10 X disposable breast pads
* 1 X silicone hand pump
* 1 X milk collector cup
* 1 X ni**le shield
* 1 X 4 gram jar of organic lanolin
* 6 X hydrodisc gel pads for your breasts
* 1 X 300 ml water bottle
* 2 X flower shaped gel packs, used as hot or cold
* 1 X antenatal expressing kit, including 21 X syringes, 21 X medicine cups, 21 X labels.

**bbag

16/11/2023

Inverted nips!

Flat ni**les are level or almost level with the ar**la. Inverted ni**les do not protrude from the level of the ar**la but are retracted inwards instead. Between 3 and 10% of women have flat or inverted ni**les.

Some ni**les may look inverted but can be brought out by stimulation or a little suction. Some are fully stuck inwards. During pregnancy, flat and inverted ni**les may become more able to stand out from the ar**la

If you have flat or inverted ni**les, your baby is more likely to attach and feed well if they become used to breastfeeding from very early on. A few things can help:

During the first few days, before your milk supply increases, your breasts are still soft. This can make it easier for your baby to take a large mouthful of breast, including your flat ni**le.

Hold your baby skin-to-skin as much as possible and feed frequently in the first few days, so you both get lots of practice.

Ask for help with positioning and attaching your baby from your midwife or Lactation Consultant.

If your breasts become engorged your baby may find it harder to attach. There are techniques you can use to soften the area around your ni**le to make it easier for your baby to attach.

https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/resources/flat-and-inverted-ni**les

30/03/2018

1st of April is officially here!!

19/12/2017

Take a break, jump online! Items in stock can still be delivered before the big day! 🤶🏻😉🎅🏻