Skilled Lactation Solutions, LLC

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

When you realize that person was supportive, but only for a limited timeframe that they decided on 🫠

comment below your best response to unsolicited parenting advice⬇️⬇️

09/01/2026

Most people don’t think about this, but it’s important if we are pumping to maintain milk supply!

•There’s a lot of swelling in the first couple weeks, especially in the chest after mature milk comes in. You might figure out your size in this timeframe, find fl**ges that are comfortable and express the milk really well..
• Until the swelling goes down, around 3-4 weeks postpartum the ni***es measure a little smaller.
•Baby has a poor latch? Compressing the ni**le? That can cause swelling, too. We often see parents have to size down after latch improves or parent switched to exclusive pumping.
•You could pump well with the same size fl**ges for months but they do usually get even smaller as you get closer to 1 year. We routinely help parents check sizing again around 8-9 months but it can happen sooner for some. It’s not an exact timeline since everyone can be a little different.

Signs that you may need to check fl**ge sizing again:
😑 taking longer to get a letdown (all the time, not just the week leading up to a period)
🙃 getting the same amount of milk, but having to pump longer to get it
😬 pumping isn’t as comfortable as before, even if it’s not quite “painful”
🥴 the suction strength you’re used to now feels too strong (can also sometimes happen the week before your period)
🤨 breasts/chest doesn’t feel as empty as it used to after pumping. Feels like you can’t get all the milk out anymore, or you have to do a lot of breast compressions the entire time.

Don’t worry. You don’t have to remember ALL of this. Just save this post! Need more help with sizing? Click on the link in our bio to request an appointment ❤️ postpartumbody

08/29/2026

Research has shown that Bee Breathing can help lower your blood pressure and heart rate, regulate your nervous system, and stimulate your Vagus nerve to get you out of Fight or Flight. Great for overstimulation or anxiety, delayed letdown, stress about feeding or milk supply, or pain.

If you do this exercise while holding your baby against your chest, it works on them too! It can help them regulate to nurse, bottle feed, or settle if they're fussy.

1. Take a deep breath in through your nose.

2. Breathe out slowly while humming deep in your chest.

3. Repeat for 3-5 breath cycles before transitioning to another task like feeding or pumping.

Save this to try and let us know how it worked for you!

08/27/2026

This was amazing to read!

We'll drop the link to the meta-analysis in our bio. More research is needed, but the studies that exist showed so many potential benefits, and what's the downside to music?

Next time you're stressed about supply or wondering if your milk is fatty enough, put on your Spotify playlist and snuggle that baby. Nervous system regulation is more powerful than you think!

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08/26/2026

Testing Tuesday got delayed a day because I thought yesterday was Monday 😅 So here's Pumpables Genie Advance!

Have you tried this one? Let us know your experience!

08/25/2026

SO excited to be chatting with Annie and Leah at Annie Frisbie, IBCLC about one of Allison's favorite lactation tools!

This one gets controversial so let's get into it! We'll have SLS case studies, research studies, and more. It'll be more fun with you there so sign up using the link in our bio.

08/24/2026

We have a very specific set of skills 😅

08/23/2026

This one was surprising. Client had some GI issues and so did baby. One concern for baby was skipping a day in between dirty diapers. One day the client told us baby started having daily bowel movements and the only change she could think of since the daily dirty diapers was that she changed her toothpaste.

Can we confirm that’s the only change? Technically no, but there is actually a connection here! She changed to a toothpaste that supported her oral microbiome, which we know has an impact on the gut microbiome. Positive changes to a parent’s gut mean more good bacteria that gets into the breastmilk, a trickle down effect that we can see in baby!

There are many, many other ways to improve your gut health and then pass down those good changes to baby so toothpaste is not exactly the top of our list. BUT still a fun example that reminds of how closely connected a lactating parent and baby are. Did you know your oral health could have an impact?

08/21/2026

Wishing y’all the best as the school year starts!