Bumps, Births & Babies: LC Doula Co.

08/31/2024

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Kissing your baby changes your breast milk. Did you know that the undeniable urge to cover your baby in kisses serves a biological purpose? When a mother kisses her baby, she samples the pathogens on baby’s face, which then travel to mom’s lymphatic system. Mom’s body then creates antibodies to fight those pathogens, which baby receives through breast milk. What?! Amazing, right?

💫 Words by: New Baby 101
💫 📸: Dusktildawnphotography

06/29/2024

💜 birth is simply amazing ✨

𝚄𝚖𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝙵𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜

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The umbilical cord contains 3 vessels.
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There are two arteries and one vein.
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A lot of people think it’s basically just a “tube” of sorts transporting nutrients to their baby. But, it’s so much more intricately designed than that!
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The vein carries oxygenated and nutrient-rich blood to your baby, and the arteries carry the deoxygenated blood, waste products (such as carbon dioxide), and nutrient-depleted blood through the placenta and into your bloodstream to dispose of.
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After delivery, these vessels close by themselves. The arteries close first due to their muscular walls.
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The umbilical vein follows closely behind, allowing oxygenated blood to return to your baby from the placenta. 📍
At birth, the placenta contains 1/3 of your baby’s blood volume.
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By delaying cord clamping for several minutes, you are allowing that blood to be transferred to your baby where it belongs via the umbilical vein.
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04/25/2024

🩸there’s a reason (many actually) for delaying cord clamping!!

01/28/2024

Some of the strongest mommas I know exclusively pumped. 🤍 Pumping when you’re not able to feed baby, you work during the day, need a back up stash for time away from babe.. (donating extra milk).. it’s all a labor of love, and doesn’t go unnoticed by me. Pumping exclusively— or often.. even a few times a day.. 💙🩷

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Special shout out to all the exclusive pumpers who are dedicated to putting in huge amounts of time and effort so that their babies can receive breast milk.

01/25/2024

01/25/2024

The HAAKA is one of my favorites— {easy to collect extra milk while nursing on the other side—}🤰👩‍🍼
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But also great for clogged ducts! 🤍

01/04/2024

Birth photography holds a special place in my heart— some of my most memorable and favorite pictures are of the birth and first 48 hours after having our children. 🥹🩷💙