The Benefits of Breastfeeding

Once you get the deep latching correctly, you have gotten the main huddle out of the way. The reason why you feel that pain is because of shallow latching which makes the nipples brush against the hard palate. Few tips to help you in the first few days: - Apply an over-the-counter breastfeeding ointment such as the Nipple Fixer from @tmbbabyshop - Apply cold compresses to help with soreness from engorged breasts - Let your nipples air out after feedings. - If the pain and discomfort are constant

Let the milk race begin 😍

Massage can help stimulate the milk ejection reflex (letdown). You can do it before pumping to help get more milk out. You can do it before and during a hand expression session. You can massage until you see milk coming, or until you feel done. You can massage whenever you like, like when the milk stops or slows, to tell more milk to come down Here are a few fave moves. We’ll learn and practice all of these and more, at tomorrow’s Go Milk Yourself Workshop at noon ET. Questions? Hit me up! You c