MilkVibes Lactation

09/05/2024

08/03/2024

🌸World Breastfeeding Week starts today! This year's theme, "Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All," focuses on celebrating breastfeeding moms and showcasing support our community has to support you on your breastfeeding journey!

🌸We are thrilled to announce that our upcoming event on August 9th will have many of our community's Lactation Consultants and Doulas there for a meet and greet. Come and learn about the services our community has to support you on your breastfeeding and postpartum journey. Also, enjoy a beautiful day at the farm, pick your favorite flowers, get photos by Melissa J. Burns Photography, and connect with other moms and families. With the proper support, moms can truly Flourish in their breastfeeding journey and BEYOND!

🌸Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate, support, and empower moms in our community. We can't wait to see you there!

**Event link in the comments**

06/10/2024

For years parents have been told to breastfeed their babies a minimum of 8 times per day. This is simply not enough for many babies! Studies have shown that babies need to nurse at least 10 times in 24 hours for optimal weight gain. Nursing 10 times or more per day increases the mothers prolactin levels and increases her milk production. This in turn leads to a baby with adequate weight gain.

So nurse, nurse, nurse! And reach out to your local IBCLC if you need support or guidance!

05/15/2024

Haven’t shared this one for a while but was reminded of it recently. A few years we did some research into the impact of baby care books that suggest parents should put their baby in a strict routine.

We were particularly interested in whether mothers felt these books worked, how they made them feel and if they changed how they cared for their baby.

As part of this we found that some books were saying not to always respond to your baby or to reduce the interactions that you have with them.

We found that about a quarter of mothers said that the books led them to delay responding to their baby when they cried or when their baby indicated they needed something.

Around one in six said that the information led to them not always picking up or cuddling their baby when they wanted to.

Now, if someone makes an informed decision that they wanted to try this approach for whatever reason with their baby that is one thing. But, many of the mothers who attempted to do this were then saying that they felt terrible for doing so. Trying to ignore and avoid their baby’s cries left them feeling anxious and guilty. When many of them invariably ‘cracked’ and went to their baby, they then felt like failures.

Babies are pretty much tiny helpless mammals. They are born needing everything done for them and have a huge survival instinct to stay close to you.

When they cry, it’s their main way of communication. They cry when they need something – whether that is food, comfort, connection or simply ‘it’s a bit scary on my own’. They’re incapable of trying to ‘manipulate’ or to drag you out of bed simply for kicks.

So much research shows that responding to babies helps them feel more secure and confident. It teaches them that when they need something, their needs will be met. And that is a very good thing in helping them see the world as a good place.

Never, ever feel bad for responding to your baby. Never let a book override your instincts. No one lies on their death bed going ‘you know what, I really wish I hadn’t cuddled my baby so much’. You are the expert in your baby. Listen to you.

01/23/2024

🎉 Celebrating One Year of MilkVibes Lactation Consulting LLC! 🎉

🌟 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🌟

We're incredibly grateful for an amazing year of supporting and empowering new parents on their breastfeeding journey. As a token of our appreciation, we're thrilled to announce a special giveaway!

🎁 What's the Prize?

A FREE prenatal lactation consult!

✨ How to Enter:

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Comment below with your favorite moment or learning from your breastfeeding journey or why you're excited about breastfeeding.
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📆 Contest Duration:
The contest starts now and ends on February 16th. We'll announce the lucky winner on February 17th.

🤱 Join us in celebrating a year of wonderful breastfeeding journeys and looking forward to many more. Good luck to all our amazing parents out there!

The winner may choose to be seen virtually, in their home, or at Stephanie's office in Warren, Ohio.

08/31/2023

I’m very excited to announce that I am opening an office location at Whole Life Family Chiropractic in Howland!

Appointments at the office will be available soon!

Home visits will still be available on Mondays and Fridays for families who prefer to be seen at home.

08/24/2023

Chiropractic care and lactation go hand in hand! I refer babies to a chiropractor often, and Dr Kelly is at the top of my referral list.

07/06/2023

I get a lot of questions about sippy cups. Here’s what the research has shown us:

From Dr. Steven Lin:
“Choose regular cups over sippy cups.

Though the focus of baby led weaning is primarily on food, we could certainly add sippy cups to this philosophy. Sippy cups can cause unnatural mouth and jaw development and lead to problems later in life. The constant sucking motion on a rigid plastic piece can actually contribute to speech issues, improper face development, a smaller airway, and poor sleep quality later in life.

Instead, opt for a regular cup. Since your baby should mostly be drinking water, spills shouldn’t really be too much of a problem. Also, you’d be surprised by how well babies pick up drinking out of a cup.”