PVHC Childbirth Education

01/07/2026

When you are sick your body produces antibodies to fight off the illness. Breastfeeding allows you to pass these antibodies to your baby.

Yes! You can breastfeed when you’re ill. In fact, continuing to breastfeed helps protect your baby because your body produces antibodies and other immune factors that pass through your milk. These help your little one fight off the same illness or reduce its severity. Breastfeeding while sick also supports your own health by preventing engorgement and maintaining your milk supply, which can be disrupted if feeds or pumping sessions are skipped.

[Image Description] Photo of a woman blowing her nose. Text reads, "Can I breastfeed if I'm sick with a cold or the flu? Yes!" La Leche League USA logo sits underneath.

01/05/2026

Having baby skin-to-skin right after birth builds emotional connection.

During pregnancy, the brain begins preparing long before the baby arrives. Hormones help wire the brain for attachment, imagination, and protection. When you wonder who they will be, your brain is already building emotional pathways that connect you to your child.

When your baby is born and placed in your arms, those pathways light up. Oxytocin and dopamine flood the brain, strengthening bonding and emotional awareness. This is why the moment feels so powerful and familiar at the same time. Your brain recognizes them before logic ever does.

That feeling when time seems to stop is real. Neuroscience shows that intense emotional connection can quiet the brain’s stress systems. In those moments, attention narrows, worries fade, and presence takes over. Your nervous system shifts into a state of calm focus centered on your baby.

For parents, this explains why the bond feels instant yet deepens daily. Simple things like eye contact, touch, and responding to cues continue shaping your baby’s brain and yours too. Those quiet moments are not small. They are building safety, connection, and a lifelong sense of belonging.

12/27/2025

New car seat guidelines
https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/kids-zone/all/2025/11/updated-car-seat-guidelines-keep-your-child-safe-road?fbclid=Iwb21leAO84fRleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAZRxXArIXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlISt_d7_9fUzwpvk78Po2oxbKUTOuPtyjLCVvObgeHkvKOGO53VO7WDUPV7_aem_L9ZzYLEsrroYk1BNKqT31Q&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6948273523057&utm_content=6948273523257&utm_term=6948273522857&utm_campaign=6948273523057

12/21/2025

Solid advice 👇

12/12/2025

There is nothing ordinary about what a mother’s body can do. We grow life from a spark, carry it with every beat of our heart, bring it safely into the world, and then somehow keep sustaining that tiny human with nothing but the magic inside us. We are strength and softness, creation and comfort, the beginning of someone else’s entire universe. And sometimes we need the reminder that this is not small or simple this is pure power. Mama, your body does magic. Never forget it.

12/06/2025

Sometimes I swear I am nothing more than a walking milk machine and I do not even know how that makes me feel.
One minute I love that my body comforts my baby in ways no one else can, and the next minute I am touched out and wondering if anyone sees me as anything other than the person who provides the b***s.

It is this strange mix of pride and exhaustion, love and frustration.

You pour everything into your baby and sometimes it feels like the only part of you that matters is the part that feeds them.

And you love them so much it hurts, but you also miss feeling like a whole person who exists for more than just their next feeding. Motherhood is beautiful, but it is real too, and this part deserves to be talked about just as much as the sweet moments.

12/02/2025

11/14/2025

A lower risk of breast cancer has long been recognized among the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers. Now, researchers are closer to understanding why.

A new study found that:
✅ Having babies and breastfeeding causes CD8+ T cells—a special type of immune cell—to accumulate in normal breast tissue.
✅ These protective cells remain in the tissue for decades after childbirth.
✅ They act as long-term guards, helping prevent breast cancer—especially the aggressive triple-negative type.
✅ However, this protective T-cell response was observed ONLY after a full cycle of lactation and breast recovery.

Lifelong health benefits for babies AND mothers—that’s why BFUSA partners with facilities to support every family in meeting their breastfeeding goals.🤱🏽

11/13/2025

Your baby’s saliva talks to your body. 🤯
If they’re sick, your milk strengthens.
If they’re thirsty, it changes.
If they need comfort, it adapts again.
It’s not “just milk.” It’s a conversation only the two of you can have. 💜🤱

11/05/2025

Has my water broken?

11/05/2025

Squatting during labor can be very helpful, but not all squats are the same.
https://nutritiousmovement.com/articles/you-dont-know-squat