Dee Keith, IBCLC, RLC

08/15/2025

Camp AirStream Yellowstone trip

03/25/2025

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02/28/2025

LaLeche League in person meeting, Saturday March 1, 2025, 10 AM at The Wellness Collective. Nursing moms and babies, pregnant moms welcome!
1872 Ashwood Circle
Fort Wright, KY 41011

09/25/2024

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05/31/2024

The newborn need to be held constantly, near 100% of the time- Awake and asleep -Is shocking for most parents.

When babies continue to need this for the first 3-6+ months, parents continue to be surprised.

And when infants continue to need closeness, daytime and nighttime, up to age 3 (and beyond) it is also unexpected.

Parents will say - “our newborn is doing great BUT there is a problem that we can’t put her / him down” or “Our baby is doing great BUT they need someone with them to sleep” or “Our toddler is doing amazing BUT they still need us”

I always say “This is not surprising to me at all because nearly every baby has this need.”

We need to support parents to expect this from their newborns and babies and teach them how to enjoy this season of their babies life.

Humans are a carrying species. Babies expect this care and when they get it, they grow their brains to health. So do parents.

When parents don’t expect this, and expect that their baby can be put down it is very stressful. They constantly fight against this biological need, buying endless products, and trying endless strategies to make it happen. This sends babies and parents into stress states - exactly what we don’t want. This does not benefit the developing baby brain or parent brain.

When parents do expect babies to need constant holding they can prepare to use baby carriers, set up safe sleeping environments, ask family or hire people to take part in holding the baby. Set up their day to bathe in the safety states they create when they hold their baby with presence.
This is how the developing baby brain and parent brain grow long lasting wellness. 🧠💜🧠

Learn more in my workshop tomorrow! This is your last chance to join!

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10/31/2023

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November Meeting is this week, Thursday Nov. 2nd at 6:30 PM
at The Wellness Collective,
1872 Ashwood Circle, Fort Wright, KY 41011, Moms & Babies welcome!

06/04/2023

Just got contract from Aetna. Signed, waiting for the news I’m in network with them.

09/05/2022

Overwhelmed Mama,
When you get a moment, stop what you’re doing, unclench your jaw and take a deep breath.
Just stop.
Please just stop.
It’s so important to just stop.
Take a look around you. Focus on every bit of the chaos, even the parts that you’d normally try not to see. Zoom in on all the scattered toys, the crumbs on the couch, the pile of laundry. All of that — that mess, that triggering and hard-to-look-at-still- on-the-to-do-list mess — that’s proof of what you’ve done. It’s your reminder of the fun you’ve made for your children, the importance you’ve placed on them coming first, of how much you love them.
Then go and look at yourself in the mirror. See yourself completely though the smudges. Honour her in every sense. Remember all that she’s done for you. Marvel at the pieces of her that look different, because they are the differences that helped to create the very people that make her smile every day without having to be reminded.
Then find your children and hold them tight. See them smile back at you, hold onto you and not let go. Watch them run to you when things don’t work and hear them call for you when they’re upset. You did that. You made them to start with, and you’ve now also made them feel safe and content. You’be given them the reason to smile and feel that degree of connection.
Then, if you have a partner, call them. Tell them how proud you are of what you’re both working hard to create together. Tell them that you appreciate them, and that you cannot wait for them to come home. Wait for them to ask you why you’re being so random, then tell them that these sorts of conversations should never be random. They need to happen every day.
Then go and reheat your coffee and carry on with your day. Your chaotic, messy, and never-feels-like-there-is-a-moment kind of day.
And when you do, I promise that your day will be better. Because you will have allowed yourself a moment to value yourself, your children, and your partner.
Because you will have allowed yourself to see what you are all creating together as a family and the beauty in all the chaos.
And all it takes is a moment of just stopping.

✏️Words: Words of Emma Heaphy
Art: This Mama Doodles

08/25/2022

How To Be a Reliable Tongue Tie Provider

Folks, this isn't rocket science. I think there is so much confusion, controversy, and lack of education in the understanding of tongue tie that we are overcomplicating what needs to be done.

For a successful tongue tie release, the provider needs to do 4 things
1) understand what the tongue is supposed to do
2) understand how to check the tongue to see if it can do what it is supposed to do
3) understand how to release the tongue tie to allow the tongue to do what it is supposed to do
4) understand how to properly do wound care to prevent the tongue from reverting to a state where it cannot do what it is supposed to do

08/21/2022

08/20/2022

La Leche League of Hampton Roads

08/04/2022

World Breastfeeding Week. Breast cookies!