Jami Batte, IBCLC

10/03/2022

With fall comes routine, and I’m finally feeling ready to get back into the swing of things here. If you or someone you know needs help with breastfeeding or preparing to breastfeed, check out jamibatte.com for availability!

07/05/2022

I feel this deep down. It’s incredibly frustrating, and glaringly obvious for those that know where to look. Well said.

12/22/2021

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08/09/2021

A latch that “looks great” but is painful, is NOT a great latch.

If your knee was causing you excruciating pain and you were barely able to put weight on it and you hobbled into the doctor and you were told that "your knee looks great", would you accept that? No? Good.

If your breast was in agony from your baby's latch and you made it to your lactation consultant and you were told that "your latch looks great", would you accept that? Unfortunately, that's all many of you are offered.

If you are a doctor, do your job and examine the knee that is causing your patient excruciating pain. If you are a lactation consultant, do your job and examine the mouth that is causing mom excruciating pain.

Telling mom that the latch looks great WHEN IT CLEARLY ISN'T is gaslighting her. It is not acknowledging her symptoms and it is not helpful. It is your duty to investigate WHY she is experiencing excruciating pain. It could be tongue tie or lip tie. It could be vasospasm. It could be muscle tension or torticollis. It could be how she's holding the baby or her positioning. It could be a plethora of things. What is NOT on the list of causes of excruciating ni**le pain is a latch that "looks great".

03/29/2021

She’s here! Daphne joined our family last week, March 24.
At this time I will be taking a maternity leave to spend time with my girls!
I will update the page when I am ready to get back in action!
Thank you, Jami Batte, IBCLC

02/24/2021

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10/21/2020

I’m here to help you achieve your infant feeding goals!
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05/10/2020

Happy Mother’s Day to moms of all kinds out there! A special shoutout to the amazing moms in my life ❤️🌺

03/26/2020

03/19/2020

I will be suspending in person visits temporarily, but that doesn’t mean I am unavailable to help! Email jami@jamibatte.com to arrange a virtual lactation consult!

Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home as much as possible!

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03/14/2020

If you are experiencing symptoms of Coronavirus your baby has already been exposed! Continue breastfeeding, as your antibodies will pass into the milk and help to protect your child!

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03/05/2020

Weight gain is not everything! If you feel like something isn’t right with breastfeeding, ask an IBCLC!

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I wrote these words three years ago and they still hold true:

I think we as a medical community are doing a significant disservice to mother-infant dyads when we look at breastfeeding and bottle-feeding as having one singular purpose: weight gain. I’d like to argue that there’s more at stake here.

When feeding, particularly breastfeeding, doesn’t go well, many different symptoms can come about. This table shows the percentage of babies in our study who exhibited a particular symptom associated with tongue tie or lip tie. What the table demonstrates is that there are a LOT of issues that can come up when a tie gets in the way. Even in the presence of normal weight gain (or great weight gain), I am of the opinion that breastfeeding can still be pathologic.

What infuriates me is when I hear a dyad asking their doctor (or in some cases, pleading with the doctor) to listen to what mom is saying about how dysfunctional breastfeeding is going, only to hear a response about where the baby is on the growth charts. While it’s certainly important to maintain weight gain, I will once again emphasize that the presence of normal weight gain does not mean that feeding is normal! Normal weight gain is not a trump card for other symptoms that are present, especially when those symptoms may be ruining a family life (like reflux/colic can).

An example: let’s say I have plantar fasciitis. I go to my doctor complaining about it, but he responds with “Well, you walked in here, didn’t you?” If I continue to ask about pain, how my other hip is starting to hurt from overcompensating on my good foot, and how it’s slowing me down, and the response is “You’re still able to walk so you’re good,” I would probably find a new doctor.

When a mom complains that the baby is causing pain or sucking in air or getting frustrated on the breast or leaking out of the sides of the mouth or any of the other symptoms displayed and the doctor comes back with a comment about adequate weight gain, it’s an intentional diversion. And that’s disrespectful on top of practicing medicine poorly.

I maintain that like breathing and circulation and other basic functions, breastfeeding should be a normative behavior. Babies should be able to develop in a state of calm, where parasympathetic vagal nerve tone is high. Like if breathing or cardiac issues were present, the baby experiencing feeding problems is under a state of stress, and I don't think that is healthy, regardless of the baby's weight gain.

03/04/2020

I’m so fortunate to have found what I love to do! Thank you for inviting me to be part of your journey! I am so grateful.

Happy IBCLC Day!

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It’s only once a year, and today is it-🌟 IBCLC day 🌟! There are only 32,500 IBCLCs (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) worldwide 🌎 and those of us who are in private practice rely on referrals to keep our businesses chugging along. ⁣
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02/16/2020

All. The. Time.

Let’s do better.

02/15/2020

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"I constantly grappled with the selfishness of extreme fitness juxtaposed with the selflessness of new motherhood, and the world had a lot to say about it."

02/01/2020

I love my job! I get to meet the sweetest wee babes and their families! 🥰

01/26/2020

Many health care providers will diagnose no tongue tie based on how the tissue under the tongue looks. A physical examination, and not just observation is necessary to determine whether the tongue is restricted!
If you think your baby’s tongue may be causing issues breastfeeding, reach out!
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