Hoosier Breast Friend LLC

Hoosier Breast Friend LLC Hoosier Breast Friend LLC is a group of private practice IBCLCs specializing in holistic support.

Join us for our next peer support group 💜May 7th from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST at the Michigan City Office! Come, bring yo...
04/28/2026

Join us for our next peer support group 💜

May 7th from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST at the Michigan City Office!

Come, bring your kids, have some snacks and drinks and hang out with us! đŸ„°

04/27/2026

How do I put this nicely

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Your baby is (most likely) not “just small” unless they were born that way!

Your baby CAN still be hungry even if they are “constantly eating”!

Your doctor is (most likely) not an infant feeding specialist!

Your newborn needs to feed throughout the night!

These are all major red flags to us!!!!!

Your baby should be gaining appropriately according to their growth chart (they cannot make their own). If they were born small, sure they will stay on the smaller end! But if they are born in the 90th percentile and now they’re 30%? That’s not “just small” that’s “failure to thrive.” Your baby should be able to be satisfied from the breast without having to feed every hour. It is possible they are not transferring an adequate amount no matter how many times a day they try. And we are sooo happy for you that your baby sleeps well, BUT. Please, please make sure they are still getting AT LEAST 8 feeds per 24 hours (which typically doesn’t happen if they sleep all night)!

Your pediatrician is great for assessing illness, monitoring milestones, and administering medication. But leave the infant feeding to us. 😉

That white layer on your baby’s tongue is probably not what you’re thinking it is! While yeast overgrowth and oral thru...
04/25/2026

That white layer on your baby’s tongue is probably not what you’re thinking it is! While yeast overgrowth and oral thrush can happen, it’s more common for babies to develop milky tongue. They look very similar, but yeast will take up residence in the inner cheek and lip as well and generally does cause discomfort for the baby - especially if it’s untreated. Milky tongue, on the other hand, only coats the tongue and doesn’t really bother the baby.

Milky tongue can appear when your baby doesn’t elevate their tongue or can’t reach the roof of their mouth. We also see it in babies who spit up frequently, especially if they have silent reflux. It can also appear thicker right after a feeding, and can be wiped away to an extent.

Medications used for treatment of yeast overgrowth are not risk-free, and they won’t resolve milky tongue!

04/24/2026

Every time I keep trying to teach my baby to read a clock, she just won’t learn 🙄

Every night I tell her that bed time is at 8 pm and wake time is at 8 am and yet she keeps waking up in between!

Sometimes she’s not ready to go to sleep at 8 pm and sometimes she’s ready to be up at 6 am. Can you believe it?!

THE AUDACITY!!!!! đŸ˜±đŸ˜‰

04/21/2026

Depending on where you go to get ties released, you may get vastly different post-op wound care instructions. Some providers say to stretch them every 2-3 hours, some say a few times a day, some say you never have to stretch them at all! So what do you REALLY need to do?!

First off, the mouth heals VERY quickly. But that’s exactly what we don’t want to happen. Do you want your baby’s ties to form right back where they came from? Of course not! We want them to heal OPEN. Otherwise you just put your baby through the procedure for no reason.

Imagine you stretch the wounds during the day and then put them to bed and were told you didn’t need to stretch them in the middle of the night. So you wake up the next morning and BOOM. Rapid healing happens while we sleep. Do we love telling you that you have to wake your baby to stretch their wounds throughout the night? No way. But we DO want to see you have the best results and we have seen firsthand what can happen.

Still confused on proper wound healing instructions? We’d love to help you. In fact, we prefer to see you BEFORE you go for a release so you can be fully prepared on what to expect. We also like to see you a couple days after so you can ask questions, be confident in the stretches, and monitor healing! Oral tie releases are not easy, but they are worth it if done properly. We would be happy to support you through the entire process!

04/11/2026

Continuing education is SO important! We learned so much this weekend and cannot wait to share our new found knowledge with our clients. What better way to learn than trying it yourself?! Even if you look a little silly doing so. đŸ€Ș

04/03/2026

Oh really? I beg to differ.

*no breastmilk was harmed in the making of this video* đŸ„ž

Let’s talk about insurance coverage..Lactation support is a preventative service and most plans cover 100%. For plans we...
04/01/2026

Let’s talk about insurance coverage..

Lactation support is a preventative service and most plans cover 100%. For plans we are contracted with, we can bill your insurance directly and you should have no balance due!

Have any questions about insurance? Reach out to us! 💜

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03/29/2026

We meet with many parents who have already asked for help, already seen 2-3 IBCLCs, spent the first 4 weeks of their baby’s life running back to the pediatrician for weight checks, are stuck triple feeding with no way to stop


And when we ask them about what advice they’ve already received, sometimes it’s hard to stay composed. đŸ«ŁSo many of the recommendations lead parents to low supply, unwanted weaning, breast or bottle refusal, feeding aversions, and poor weight gain.

Just recently we’ve seen:

A 3 day old diagnosed with failure to thrive despite only being at 6% weight loss 📈

Two families advised to bottle feed formula before leaving the hospital because “it’s a long drive home” 🚗

Multiple moms told to let baby sleep through the night, then blamed for poor weight gain as the baby ate less đŸ’€

Almost every single family with a baby taking more than 40 minutes per feeding told to limit time at the breast đŸ€±

Three cases where fortification was recommended when the baby just needed more milk đŸŒ

More than a dozen babies falling across multiple weight percentile lines but advised not to worry as baby is “just small” or “finding their own curve” 📉

Flanges supposedly sized but up to 10mm too large 📏

We have to call it what it is: sabotage. Whether it’s intentional or not, these recommendations cause harm.

If your provider isn’t actually helping you with solving a problem, find a new one. It doesn’t matter if they’re nice and you don’t have to be loyal. Ask what evidence they have for their recommendation. Get a second opinion. A fourth one if you need it. đŸ€·â€â™€ïž

Join us for our next Peer Support Group! Tuesday, April 7th from 10 AM - Noon at the Michigan City office location! Can’...
03/28/2026

Join us for our next Peer Support Group! Tuesday, April 7th from 10 AM - Noon at the Michigan City office location! Can’t wait to see you there đŸ’ƒđŸŒ

03/26/2026

Did you know babies don’t actually NEED warmed milk?

Bottle temperature is a preference, not a requirement and many babies are perfectly happy drinking it straight from the fridge!

Why do we think we have to warm it? Some babies prefer it warm, typically babies who are used to nursing - as fresh breastmilk from the breast is warm!

There is some misconception that cold milk could cause a tummy ache, but this is not true. Eventually if they end up drinking cows milk, goat milk, almond, oat, etc it will be cold from the fridge. If your baby is experiencing gas or tummy aches, it may be an intolerance issue, baby swallowing a lot of air, or underlying reflux.. but not because the temperature of the milk was cold.

However, if your baby is bougie and does insist on warm milk.. you can use a bottle warmer, a mug with warm water, or for travel - take a thermos with hot water in it to set the bottle in when needed to warm it up!

‌Important note for powdered formula: you do still need to prep with water heated to 158°F to kill potential bacteria in the powder. Once you’ve done that, cooling it down or warming to serve is totally okay.

03/24/2026

It’s an exciting time, but is your baby actually ready for solids? Here are the signs to watch for:

Sitting up unassisted - not propped up!

Steady head control - no bobbing or jerking

Tongue thrust reflex is integrated - baby swallows foods instead of shoving them back out

Interest - reaching for foods, intently watching you eat, bringing food to their mouth

At least age 6 months - recommendations to introduce earlier are outdated

Solids should not replace human milk or formula feeds until age 1. Food will provide complementary nutrition until then, so offering around 30-60 minutes after nursing or a bottle is a great option. Starting too early or trying to force solids has risks! When your baby is ready, be patient with the process and remember they’re learning (and so is their digestive system).

If your baby shows all these physical signs, but struggles or seems averse to solids, speak with your IBCLC about next steps.

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