Loveblossom Lactation & Wellness

10/22/2025

Go mama. 💔

09/25/2025

🥦 If solids are offered before your baby is ready, mealtimes can turn messy and frustrating. Babies often push food right back out with their tongue until that natural reflex fades.

Waiting until your baby shows signs of readiness helps them become an active participant at the table. This way, your baby learns to follow their own fullness cues and to explore new tastes at their own pace. 💚

Signs of readiness include being about six months old, able to sit without support, no longer pushing food out with the tongue, and beginning to pick things up between fingers and thumb.

✨ Remember, your milk remains the most important food until your baby’s first birthday. Solids at this age are mainly about fun, learning, and discovery.

👉 Read the full article here: https://llli.org/breastfeeding-info/starting-solids/

09/24/2025

Here is the data-based info on Acetaminophen from infantrisk.com, the research center at Texas Tech University led by Tom Hale, expert on medications in milk and during gestation.

09/23/2025

The American College of Nurse-Midwives affirms acetaminophen, also commonly known as Tylenol, remains a safe and effective option for relieving pain and reducing fever during pregnancy when used as directed. Ongoing research and expert reviews continue to support its appropriate use, and pregnant individuals can feel confident using it in consultation with their midwife or other healthcare provider.

09/22/2025

Who knew that dropping the night feed might drop supply and also bring back one’s period? 😱😨😳

09/19/2025

We carry a lot.

09/15/2025

Yes.

dear breastfeeding mama,
your body is burning more energy making milk
than it does keeping your heart beating.
just pause and let that sink in.

this isn’t “just feeding.”
this is full body, full heart work.

every drop of milk you make
comes from your calories, your hydration, your rest
your love.

people might not see it.
they might not understand why you’re so tired,
why you feel hungry all the time,
why the thought of one more task feels impossible.

but i do.
because your body is literally sustaining another life.
you are doing the most.

so if the laundry piles up,
if the dishes sit,
if your hair hasn’t been washed in days
that’s okay.

you are creating what no lab, no powder, no science can match
living, protective milk
made just for your baby.

you don’t need to do more.
you are already doing everything ❤️

share so another mama feels seen 🥹

09/01/2025

This xóots mama tandem feeeding ~ 🌟

04/25/2025

👂🏻I hear it all the time from my clients:

⏰️ "They told me in the hospital to feed the baby every 2-3 hours, but my baby is waking up sooner than that!"

So, here's the truth behind the "2-3 hour" guideline: it really means don't let your baby go longer than 3 hours without eating...which is important, especially for those sleepy newborns. In order to ensure they are back to birthweight by 10 days (max 14 days), they need to be eating at LEAST 8️⃣ times per 24 hours, (but more than that is better to help them gain weight).

Think of it this way, "no longer than 3 hours from the START of a feeding to the START of a feeding". If baby is sleepy, then someone needs to be starting to wake them up by 2.5 hours after the start of the most recent feeding...

Or, what if you have a baby that is NOT too sleepy, but instead they eat, fall asleep, and then wake up pretty soon after that feeding? What should you do?

FEED THEM AGAIN.
Yep, let's just call it "dessert time".
Just like you, after a meal, a baby might want dessert. Or an after-dinner snack (raise your hand if you take a few extra bites in the kitchen when you are putting the leftovers away, or you sneak a handfull of something an hour after dinner...).
Babies are growing a LOT (adults aren't supposed to be).

When does this guidance change? By the time baby is 3-4 weeks old, if baby is feeding frequently enough that they are gaining weight well (about 1 ounce per day, which should start to happen by day 10 of life, actually), THEN you can start feeding baby once they wake up, allowing them to signal to you when they are hungry.

04/23/2025

Happy Earth Day! 🌏🌱🤱🏽

04/22/2025

Join us on Saturday, May 3rd to honor and raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP).

Learn about developments in the MMIP movement, hear Samish songs, and witness a Reading of Names.
🕐 1 – 3:30 PM
📍 Fidalgo Bay Resort | 4701 Fidalgo Bay Rd, Anacortes, WA 98221

Walk with us through downtown Anacortes in remembrance and solidarity.
🕐 4 to 4:30 PM
📍 Meet up at 3:45 PM at 715 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221

Attendees will receive one shirt (available while supplies last).
RSVP: rsvp@samishtribe.nsn.us

Presented by the Samish Indian Nation’s VOCA Program.

Open to all!