The Lactation Goddess, CLS

07/11/2022

Breastfeeding with a ni**le piercing is usually safe and effective.

It is important to remove jewellery for each feeding. Jewellery is a choking hazard and makes it harder for your baby to latch on. It may also hurt the inside of your baby’s mouth or pass bacteria to the baby. You may choose to remove jewellery before each feeding or for the whole time you breastfeed. Milk often leaks from the piercing site when you remove the jewellery. But that’s okay.

Once you start breastfeeding, your baby’s saliva will transfer bacteria to your ni**le. So, if you are thinking of getting a ni**le piercing, plan to do it 12 to 18 months before getting pregnant. Ni**le piercings may take up to a year to heal. During that time, your ni**le will become more resistant to infection. Your body will also create a tunnel or channel inside the ni**le (called a fistula) to help the ni**le heal. It is best to give your ni**le time to heal before the hormonal and other physical changes of pregnancy take place.

To read more:
https://www.lllc.ca/ni**le-piercing-and-breastfeeding

**lepiercing

06/18/2021

Thanks for this easy to follow chart of inclusive terms Mom2Mom Tribase UK! It was created for them to share at the RAF Mildenhall Pride Stride they will be attending.
https://fb.me/e/4ndegyUTp

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12/19/2020

This means a store manager can’t ask you to “do that in the bathroom”, a restaurant waiter can’t ask you to “cover up”, and a store employee can’t tell you that “you can’t do that here”.
No more feeding your baby in dirty bathroom stalls, hot Parked cars and tiny dressing rooms
Use your voice even if it shakes, we have your back 🤱🏼🤱🏻🤱🏽🤱🏾🤱🏿

12/05/2020

Who can relate?
Thank Hedger Humor for this brilliant cartoon!

11/20/2020

An Important reminder!

“Ladies, with the holidays right around the corner, I just wanted to remind all you bad b***y breastfeeding mommas to STAND YOUR GROUND. Do not allow your family to bully, embarrass or shame you for nursing your baby. And don't let them try to peer pressure you into "little tastes" either. YOU are momma and YOU know what's best for your baby. I hope everyone has safe and happy holidays! ❤”
-Taylor Hill

11/07/2020

Annnnd that’s all I have to say about that!

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10/29/2020

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Milkitivity

10/22/2020

10/04/2020

Why mamas love that new baby smell ❤️⁣
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Are you in love with the smell of your babies breath ? Like you want to eat them ? ⁣
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It turns out that the fact you want to gobble up your sweetie isn’t your fault - it’s biology. ⁣
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Scientists have recently learned that in new mamas, the body odour of newborns activates the centres of the brain that perceive rewards and pleasure - it’s not surprising that is becomes addictive. ⁣
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I LOVE the smell of a breastfeed babies breath and that newborn smell is intoxicating!! ⁣
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Hands up who is addicted to their babies scents 🙌🏻🙌🏻

10/03/2020

08/06/2020

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07/29/2020

I’m seeing so, so many babies using ni**le shields these days (or as some local hospitals call them, “breast shields” or “ni**le guards”) and I understand why; postpartum staff are trying to get families out of the hospital ASAP and a ni**le shield can be a fast way to get baby to latch.

The problem is that ni**le shields should be used as a tool and most families don’t have any idea how to get rid of them once they’re home!

One big issue is that latching a baby with a ni**le shield is very “put tab A in slot B”, and for lots of babies this method *only* works with a shield. Instead I teach families to do what I call an up & over latch. Planting baby’s chin firmly on the breast is what makes them open wide, and the feeling of the ni**le on the roof of their mouth helps to trigger their suck reflex. Instead of bringing baby straight to the ni**le like a bullseye I want you to imagine how a Pez dispenser or Hungry Hungry Hippo opens & closes.

Coming up & over puts a big old mouthful in baby’s mouth and usually the first time you do it you’ll see their eyes light up, as if they’re finally figuring out how this latching thing is supposed to work!

For more info on this method and all of my best tricks for ditching the shield, visit my freshly updated “ten step process for weaning from the ni**le shield” here: https://www.rachelobrienibclc.com/blog/my-ten-step-process-for-weaning-from-the-ni**le-shield/

07/20/2020

.... yes... I tried it...

Foreal though lol breastmilk fixes everything

07/19/2020

Let chat breast changes in pregnancy 👀

Did you have any breast changes during pregnancy?

My ar**la went super dark and I had lots of leaking..

instagram.com/themilkmanual

07/09/2020

Human milk is truly astounding.

02/29/2020

CORONAVIRUS + BREASTFEEDING
Can you continue to breastfeed if you get coronavirus? Yes.
Those who become infected shortly before giving birth and then begin breastfeeding, and those who become infected while breastfeeding, will produce specific secretory IgA antibodies and many other critical immune factors in their milk to protect their nursing infants and enhance their infants’ own immune responses. At this time, these immunologic factors will aid their infants’ bodies to respond more effectively to exposure and infection. Following good hygiene practices will also help reduce transfer of the virus.
If someone who is breastfeeding becomes ill, it is important not to interrupt nursing. The baby has already been exposed to the virus and will benefit most from continued breastfeeding.

Find links to more information at: https://lllusa.org/coronavirus-and-breastfeeding/
[Image: Electron micrograph of infectious bronchitis virus. Text: Coronavirus + Breastfeeding]