Emily Webb

27/03/2024

I became an IBCLC while working for New Parent Support Program serving local military families and realize what a sacrifice military families make on a regular basis. I have applied to be Tricare certified and am offering military families 10% off of consults - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE! ®

22/03/2024

17/11/2022

Posted • ✨SAVE THIS POST✨

"Following recommended storage and preparation techniques can maintain the safety and quality of expressed breast milk for the baby’s health." -CDC Website

There are a lot of "if, ands, or buts" when it comes to storing breastmilk and thawing it.

Here's our chart to help guide you through those scenarios.

⚠️FAQ: Milk storage guidelines recommend discarding leftover breast milk that's in the bottle after two hours because of the potential for bacterial contamination from your baby's mouth.

The biggest update to guidlines in the past few years: It's now "okay" to mix freshly extracted milk with cold milk that's already in the fridge.

Don't forget to save this for reference.

21/10/2022

Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity coming up with our local maternal mental health specialist from Balanced Wellness - I believe various topics will be covered and you can sit back and learn/ask questions in your comfies!

19/09/2022

My favorite bottles for babies to go back and forth from breast to bottle are the lansinoh, evenflow balance, and dr browns.

Why?

Well, it’s the gradual taper from ni**le base to tip that is important to look for. Many bottles advertise breast like but they have big broad bases and a sharp slope to ni**le or a pinched shape to the ni**le. Babies tongues are not meant to follow a rigid sharp slope so they will often slip to the end of the ni**le and narrow their latch.

Flow is also important - you want a slow flowing bottle. Dr browns bottles come with level 1 but babies often need preemie ni**les with those. Babies should take closer to 15-30mins rather than 5-10. Paced feeding, an appropriate choice of bottle, and slow flow ni**le is the way to go!

30/07/2022

Everybody has different elasticity to their tissues - including their ni**les. When some people pump they may not notice much change at all when using the correct fl**ge. Others may be slightly alarmed when they first go to pump at how much their ni**le stretches and fills the fl**ge tunnel! If you have double checked that you are using a shield size only 2-4mm larger than the base of your ni**le and your tissue still stretches into the fl**ge tunnel like this - a silicone material may help to grab your tissue a bit more while pumping. Also remember higher suction does not mean higher output! Highest COMFORTABLE suction. **gesize **les

10/06/2022

Posted • What’s so bad about baby “snacking”? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Snacking is the term we use to refer to a baby that intakes a LITTLE milk/formula, rather than filling their whole belly.

When a baby snacks, they will feed more frequently as they work to consume ALL of their calories in the 24 hours. If you are nursing, pumping, or mixing formula….this can be quite exhausting.

A baby that snacks, will be hungry more quickly! This means shorter naps, more fussing, and less nighttime sleep. They need to wake up to eat, because they didn’t get a full + efficient feed at the breast or bottle.

✨How can you prevent snacking?

Work with a LC or feeding specialist to evaluate the latch at the breast or bottle. Once you determine why your baby is snacking rather than taking full feeds, you can work towards better habits….and more sleep!