MILC - Mother-Infant Lactation Consulting Okanagan

09/09/2023

Fun fact: one teaspoon of mama's milk contains over 3 million germ killing cells.

One teaspoon of artificial human milk substitute (aka 'formula') has none.

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https://kellymom.com/nutrition/milk/immunefactors/

05/20/2023

Just so beautiful and SO NORMAL!!

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05/20/2023

This is such an important message... "If your baby is crying, it's because they need you".
The Canadian Pediatric Society states that "Secure or healthy attachment is the foundation that lets your child explore the world and have a safe place to come back to. Attachment is the first way that babies learn to organize their feelings and their actions, by looking to the person who provides them with care and comfort. Attachment is essential to long-term emotional health."
We need to respond to our babies for their long-term emotional health.

Are you being told that your baby is manipulating you? Crying for attention?

It’s amazing what people think a young baby’s brain is capable of, when it’s not even capable of moving their limbs in a coordinated way to grab something!
In order for someone to manipulate you they need to be able to do the following things:

1. Know what they want to happen in this situation (Young babies don’t know what happened 1 hour ago or what’s going to happen next - they just know how they feel in this momen).
2. Know what you want to happen in this situation (Young babies don’t even know you are a separate person or have brain processes which are different from theirs!)
3. Know what to do in order to change your thought process to do what they want (Again - how can they do that if they don’t even know that you have thoughts? )

It takes years for babies to be able to consciously put the steps in place to try to manipulate situations. Years.
If your young baby is crying to be held - it’s because they need it at that moment. Not because they are trying to make you do something

05/09/2023

Trust your baby…

Yes babies communicate all of the time. Starting from birth. They have lots of needs and they signal and cue us to meet their needs.

They vocalize or talk, they have gestures, facial expressions and body language.

When they tell you they are hungry believe them. It doesn’t matter if they just ate.

When they tell you they are sleepy believe them. It doesn’t matter if it’s not their usual sleep time.

When they tell you they are sad, angry, scared or hurting believe them. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know why or if it’s for something you see as small.

When they tell you they need you believe them. It doesn’t matter if they’ve just been with you or if they are usually fine without you.

There is no expert, book or program who can tell you what your baby should or should not need.

You are the expert on your baby and your baby is the expert in what they need.

When you get support - and we all need support. Make sure the support is helping you listen and respond to your baby's needs and your needs.

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05/05/2023

A great reminder that breastfeeding through 2 years and beyond always has benefits and is not weird or selfish or whatever else people come up with to deter us from the biological norm of feeding our babies as long as they need or want to...

There is no point at which the benefits of breastfeeding suddenly “run out”. Breastmilk does not turn into water overnight on your baby’s first birthday. As long as you nurse, your baby gets valuable immunities, as well as the security and emotional advantages of nursing. ❤

http://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/articles/breastfeeding-benefits-how-they-add-up