Sweet Pea Lactation Consulting - Breastfeeding Support Annapolis Valley

09/24/2025

Are you expecting a baby and want to learn about your feeding options? Check out this free workshop at the Kings County Family Resource Centre 🤗

09/18/2025

Are you a new or expecting father or male identifying caregiver who could benefit from learning skills and confidence in your fathering journey?

Join us for our educational, supportive New and Expectant Dad's program.

Topics Include:
💤 Newborn sleep education
🚗 Car seat safety
💙 Postpartum support
🍼 Nutrition - including breastfeeding, formula feeding, introducing solids
👶🏾 Child Development

Who: New or Expecting Dads and Male Identifying Caregivers
Where: Family Service Office, Suite 103, 491 Main Street, Kentville, NS
When: Tuesday, October 14th & 21st, 2025 6:00pm-8:00pm

Dinner provided!

Please register using the link below.
https://www.familyservicens.ca/program-registration-form/

09/15/2025

DIGBY!

The Family Centre is presenting...
Prenatal Education Sessions, beginning on September 16, 2025 (every Tuesday for 6 weeks).

Time: 3PM - 5PM
Who: Rhonda Higgins
Where: 1 Birch Street, DIgby
What: A six - session series including topics such as healthy pregnancy, labor and delivery, comfort measures, postpartum / infant care, infant feeding and safety. The first class is healthy pregnancy, and the group sessions will begin at 3PM.

Options for group setting, one-on-one, or virtual sessions are available.

Any questions or registrations can be directed to:
Rhonda Higgins at 902-245-2300

09/12/2025

This is a lovely way to nurse your baby while in bed!

09/12/2025

Interested in learning more about supporting your milk supply? Spots are still available for September 16th! 🥰

Mark Your Calendars! September 16th is hosting an educational workshop on how to support a healthy milk supply. Topics include:
💦 Hydration and milk supply
🍟 Foods that impact your milk
🌱 How herbs can support lactation
🤔 Common myths
🧑🏻‍⚕️ When professionals can help
And more! 🤩
Limited spots! Sign up online, or call the clinic. Babies in arms welcome 👶🏻

09/01/2025

Upcoming prenatal classes offered by the fantastic Valley Doulas 🫄🏻💚

08/29/2025

I may be biased, but I love the cozy office space 💛

08/26/2025

Mark Your Calendars! September 16th is hosting an educational workshop on how to support a healthy milk supply. Topics include:
💦 Hydration and milk supply
🍟 Foods that impact your milk
🌱 How herbs can support lactation
🤔 Common myths
🧑🏻‍⚕️ When professionals can help
And more! 🤩
Limited spots! Sign up online, or call the clinic. Babies in arms welcome 👶🏻

08/23/2025

Something to consider/ask when your baby is losing that initial weight following birth:
“What is the percentage of weight loss from birth weight and from the 24 hour weight?”

You can ask your provider about these numbers to make informed decisions about your feeding plan. If your baby was born healthy and at term (38-41+ weeks gestation) and there are no other concerns, weight loss of up to 10% can be perfectly normal with no need for any interventions.

Working with an IBCLC can be supportive for you and your baby, and ensure you are meeting your goals 💛 we can review and discuss your health history, birth experience, baby’s health, and current feeding plan and any challenges you are experiencing. We can make a plan that honours you and your baby, while ensuring optimal health outcomes 🥰

All babies lose some weight in the first 24 hours. If you received IV fluids during labour, your baby may lose even more, not because of feeding, but because the fluids make the birth weight look higher than it really is.

That’s why the 24-hour weight is the most accurate starting point for tracking growth.

Researchers in Canada found that using the 24-hour weight instead of the birth weight helped more babies stay exclusively breastfed in their first few days of life.

Growing well = getting enough milk. ❤️

08/22/2025

If you can, please consider buying directly from your local farmers. The sunshine has been beautiful this summer, but devastating to crops 💔

08/22/2025

Regularly removing milk is the absolute best way to make more milk. If you are concerned about your milk supply, baby’s weight gain, or any feeding/milk supply concerns getting support should be your first step 💞

Your body and your baby work together to make the milk your baby needs. Milk supply grows when milk is removed often and effectively. Responding to your baby’s cues, latching well, and spending time skin-to-skin all help keep the cycle going.

08/22/2025

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Advisory: Baby nests/loungers pose serious safety risks that can include suffocation, fall, strangulation, choking and entrapment hazards.

Health Canada is recalling and removing certain baby nests/loungers from the market to help protect infant health and safety.

Learn more about the risks and recalls here: https://ow.ly/AcWC50WKtlM