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Breastfeeding Your Baby to Sleep…What’s the Big Deal?!
I remember a dear friend of mine who had a baby a few months after me. This was way back in time (when I was still young and fresh and had only one grey hair instead of seven) about five years ago....
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The beloved nap time…how do I get my breastfed attached at the hip and boob...
Recently my seven month old decided he did not want to nap for longer than thirty minutes. He would look like this picture, so peaceful and dreamy. And then he would wake up. He would wake up...
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My Baby the Puke Machine…Is All This Spit-Up Normal?!
Another example on this blog of my exceptional artwork. I have had quite a few questions recently about puking babies. “My baby won’t stop puking! My baby projectile vomited all over me! My baby...
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I’m On Empty! I Need More Milk!…Maybe?!
The stressed out mamma! Help! I think my baby is starving! “Do I have enough milk?” “I think my milk...
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Various Breastfeeding Positions. Or As I Like to Call it…
Creative Breastfeeding! Here I am breastfeeding in the classic, “cradle hold”. I will never forget the pain and exhaustion I felt when I had mastitis. My middle boy was born one month early and...
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The Breastfeeding Mum’s Boobie Wisdom…and Why Actions Speak Louder Than Words!
Every mum across the world has at some point or another received advice, whether it was requested or not! In many (if not most) parts of the world women are surrounded and taught by other women....
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Why is The Milk Meg Anti Cry It Out?
1. My most frequent suggestion to a Milk Mum in most every situation is “listen to your baby!” A baby crying is a baby communicating. Babies who are crying need cuddles, breastfeeds and...
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Do You Want More Sleep? I Do Too! Tips On How To Get More Sleep As A New Mum!
The (sometimes) sleeping breastfed baby from an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant’s Perspective… Why won’t my baby sleep? How can I get my baby to sleep longer? Why is my baby waking...
View ArticleBreastfeeding In Your Ergo…The Why And How With An Instructional Video From Meg
When a La Leche League Leader (volunteer breastfeeding counsellor) taught me how to breastfeed while wearing my baby in a sling, my world changed. I could actually get up and do things while...
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WHY THE MILK MEG WOULD LIKE TO BURN EVERY BABY TRAINING BOOK IN EXISTENCE…
Let me start by saying I think that the feminist movement pretty much screwed us all over. And yes, I am a feminist and if you think women and men should have equal rights then you are too. Yet through...
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Do Babies and Toddlers Really Need To Breastfeed So Frequently? Fifteen...
No amount of research and scientific findings could ever pinpoint every reason as to why babies and toddlers breastfeed frequently. No amount of scientific exploration into the composition of...
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An Argument For The “Comfort” Breastfeed…
“He is just breastfeeding for comfort.” “You really do not have to feed him again, he is just looking for comfort.” “She is not really hungry, just feeding for comfort.” Many of us have heard (or read)...
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Please, Please Mama…Pick Up Your Crying Baby
This past week I saw two different women pushing crying babies in their prams. One woman was walking around the shops with her baby crying and crying as she talked on her phone, trying to get her...
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What to do when your baby hates to sleep…besides drink copious amounts of...
My youngest boy hates to sleep. And no, this is not just a little phase he is going through, nor is it my fault (although we do like to blame ourselves for these things). He has hated sleep from the...
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Does my baby have reflux? Is it colic? Why is my baby so gassy and unsettled?
Most of us mothers have a bit of an obsession with our baby’s “gassiness”. We analyze every little fart and burp. We inspect their poop and how many times they squirmed around and seemed unsettled. We...
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The art of just “being” with your child…
We all have heard the term, “skin-to-skin” and will often first hear this when we are pregnant. “Don’t forget to do skin-to-skin after your baby is born!” Of course tell this to someone in the HOT...
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How to get your baby to sleep in 3 easy steps…
1. Breastfeed your baby. 2. Cuddle your baby. 3. Repeat. The End. The post How to get your baby to sleep in 3 easy steps… appeared first on The Milk Meg.
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Why your baby “sleeping longer” might not be so good after all…
Have you seen the headlines the past few days about a new study that was just published? “Babies Sleep Better In Their Own Rooms After 4 Months, Study Finds” “Babies may sleep longer in their own rooms...
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How to be a new breastfeeding mother without losing your shit…
Often times we feel overwhelmed because we don’t know what to expect! We are told 5,694 different ways to do things as a mother and then we’re given unrealistic expectations of what babies do. So here...
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Kalina’s journey with recurrent mastitis, pain and tongue tie…
When I met Kalina she was at the end of her rope. She had experienced mastitis while breastfeeding her now 8.5 month old, over and over again (a total of ELEVEN TIMES). Her baby continued to show signs...
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