Kimbro Lactation

01/23/2024

✨BACK IN STOCK! ✨ The bottles that broke the internet and were on back order for almost a year are finally back! 🙌🏼

🍼 $30+tax :: 3 pack, 6oz wide neck GLASS
🍼 Text 805-214-8037 to purchase
🍼 Recommended by lactation consultants, speech language pathologists, occupational therapist to help promote proper oral development
🍼 Best for ALL babies, especially for those also breastfed
🍼 Don’t worry, they’re not fragile!
🍼 Pick up in Simi Valley or Thousand Oaks (will ship; price does not include shipping and cost will depend on location)

04/30/2022

I talk about bassinets and sleep devices often with my families. 😴

Discussion of 7 concerns regarding popular mechanical bassinets and their impact on baby development

09/24/2021

Pumping and back to work is one of my specialties! ALL parents are guaranteed by law to have time and space to pump while working! If a parent is unable (or feels unable) to take the time to pump while working and as a result their supply decreases and supplementation is required, I guarantee their employer isn’t going to give them a raise so they can pay for that. ☝🏻

Do you know your rights as a breastfeeding employee? Learn more: https://bit.ly/2H3Cqij

09/10/2021

August is National breastfeeing month and one lactation specialists says its even more important to breastfeed if a mom has been vaccinated.

08/29/2021

The author of "The Importance of Being Little" on the costs of our collective failure to see the world through the eyes of children.

05/17/2021

04/28/2021

❤️ MODERN 🧡PARENTING 💛 IS 💚 EXHAUSTING 💙 AF 💜
👉🏽It’s because we are expected to do too much, while our babies just expect us. 🥺

When you have a baby and people say “let me know if you need anything!” Let them know. The more we embrace help in a time of need, the more we breakdown the belief we need to do it all. We were never intended to do it all, that’s why we’d lived in villages. 👩‍👩‍👧👨‍👦‍👦

What’s the most helpful act someone did for you after baby?

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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but
attachment parenting in a detached society is exhausting.
No. It’s not your baby.
There is nothing wrong with them if they want to be held all the time.
No. It’s not you.
You’re not doing it wrong.
Your feelings of exhaustion and depletion and being touched out are normal- considering the weight you’re carrying. Those feelings, and the deep ache underneath them - are a reminder that you were never meant to do this alone.
Babies want to be held. And we want to hold them close. Exclusive/extended breastfeeding, cosleeping, babywearing- all of these are intuitive, ancestral practices that have kept our species alive throughout history. Attachment parenting is just parenting!!
But never before have we parented in such isolation. There were always other hands stirring the soup pot, other aunties, and sisters, and uncles and grandmas, and cousins, and neighbors helping with the daily tasks and child rearing. Other arms carrying the weight of raising humanity. Together.
And now, it’s just you. Alone in the kitchen, trying to stir the soup and bounce the baby and play with the toddler and keep an eye on the big kid and answer the phone and sweep up the mess and tackle the laundry and .....
No matter how magical your baby wrap is — it can’t take the place of a whole village.
So no, you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just trying to stay connected in a world set on tearing you apart.
But don’t give up mama. I know you’re tired and touched out, but you’re giving your baby exactly what she needs. And maybe one day, when she’s raising her own babies,there will be a village around her, helping her hold it all together.

04/16/2021

👏🏻 I couldn’t have said it better myself! 👏🏻

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My best tips for being successful from the start!

🌟 F: frequent feedings. Baby should be feeding 8-12+ times in 24 hours. Wake baby to feed if necessary.

🌟 A: anatomy and physiology. Know how your body works and what to expect. You have colostrum from the beginning which is just what your baby needs! And in a couple of days, your milk will increase in volume. It’s all normal!

🌟 L: latch and positioning. Work on getting into comfortable feeding positions and getting a nice deep latch. Sensitivity can be normal in the beginning but you should never be experiencing toe-curling pain or bleeding. Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it!

🌟 L: limit visitors. This can be difficult! But if you have tons of visitors coming in and out if your house all day (you shouldn’t right now anyway 😉) it can be hard to respond to your baby’s early feeding cues and make sure you get enough feedings in. Plus you need to be resting, not entertaining. A good idea is to establish “visiting hours” for a period of the day and say something like, “we would love to have you over from 2-3. I’m trying to rest and we are working on breastfeeding so I hope you understand that we are limiting visitors/visiting time for now as we establish a new routine as a family.”

You got this! Let me know if you need any help.