Feeding With Britt

Feeding With Britt In-home concierge care focused on calmer, more confident feeding at every stage.

Britt Peralta, BSN, RN, IBCLC
From surviving feeds to loving them. 🤍
Feeding support for parents across the North Shore and New Orleans — before baby arrives and long after.

09/04/2026

Part 1 of Bottle Refusal

A baby who won’t take a bottle isn’t a problem to muscle through — it’s a clue. Before we try five different ni***es or brands, I want to know *why* baby’s saying no first. That’s what actually gets you unstuck — not trial and error, a real plan.

The whole time we’re working through it, we protect what’s already working. Breastfeeding stays baby’s secure home base while they learn something new — one doesn’t have to replace the other.

And every baby moves at their own pace. Some catch on fast, some need real time — that’s not a red flag, it’s just their timeline. Respecting it is part of the plan, not a delay in it.

*Educational content only — not a substitute for individualized in-person care.*

Stuck on bottle refusal? Send me a DM and let’s find your baby’s why.

Part 2 on bottle refusal — coming soon. 🤍

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08/31/2026

Stop guessing — here’s what a good latch actually looks like.

Baby’s body aligned chest to chest, not turned toward the ceiling. Hips, shoulders, and ears in one line. A wide gape — at least 140° — before baby ever comes onto the breast. Chin leading in first, then staying tucked in. Nose up and clear. Cheeks touching the breast, full and round. Lips flanged out. A mouth full of breast tissue, not just the ni**le. Asymmetrical — more ar**la visible above the lip than below. And it should be pain free.

Questions about your own latch? Send me a DM. 🤍

Disclaimer:
A latch can look right externally and still hurt or not transfer well. If there’s pain with latching, or weight gain isn’t where it should be, that’s worth looking into further.

Educational content only — not a substitute for individualized in-person care.

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08/29/2026

The breastfeeding and infant feeding market is INSANE.

It’s confusing and overwhelming for every new parent, and most of these products were never created — or approved — by an actual feeding specialist.

So I took my professional opinion to Target and gave my honest yes or no on what’s actually worth the cart space. Some of these made me laugh. Some made me want to write a strongly worded letter.

Tell me which one you thought was getting a yes đź‘€

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08/28/2026

The “your supply is set by two weeks” line gets repeated so often people believe it’s a hard deadline — and it’s not. Those early weeks matter for starting to build capacity, but that building doesn’t stop at day 14. With the right strategies, you can keep expanding what your body’s capable of for closer to 8 to 12 weeks postpartum — which is exactly where specialized support makes a real difference.
If you’re weeks into this and feeling like you’ve already missed your chance to fix something — you likely haven’t. There’s more time, and more you can do, than the internet gives credit for.
Follow for what actually holds up clinically — evidence-based practice, not just what gets repeated the most.
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08/28/2026

Ever wondered what good drinking at the breast actually sounds like? This is it: suck, swallow, breathe — steady, no scramble for air.

Most parents have never been shown this, so a feed that sounds different just gets filed away as normal. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it’s worth a closer look — and the only way to tell is knowing what textbook actually sounds like.

Educational content only — not a substitute for individualized in-person care.

Save this for your own feeds. 🤍

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08/26/2026

Sliding down the breast during latch isn’t always a positioning problem — sometimes it’s jaw tension.

When a baby can’t fully open their jaw, they can’t get a wide enough gape to stay latched deep. So they slide, re-latch, slide again — and everyone gets frustrated, mom included.

This is a jaw massage and jaw tracing technique I teach parents to help release that tension and open the gape up.

But jaw tension has a lot of different root causes — it’s not one-size-fits-all, and this isn’t a fix to try blindly. It’s part of a bigger picture that needs to actually be assessed.

Educational content only — not a substitute for individualized in-person care.

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Learning about Heidi has been one of the most beautiful things I’ve gotten to be part of.Not every part of this work is ...
08/25/2026

Learning about Heidi has been one of the most beautiful things I’ve gotten to be part of.

Not every part of this work is about latch and weight checks. Sometimes it’s about the parents nobody prepared for this — the ones whose milk comes in after they’ve already lost their baby. Nobody warns you that can happen. Nobody tells you what your options are when it does.

So we built something for exactly that moment. A real resource walking through what to expect, what your options actually are — donation, suppression, whatever feels right for you — and what support looks like when this is where you are.

This exists because of Heidi. Please go follow and support Heidi Saint James — this foundation is doing work that matters.

Link to Blog: https://www.heidisaintjames.com/post/lactation-after-loss-when-your-milk-comes-in-after-losing-your-baby

08/25/2026

Where your baby’s tongue rests when they’re not eating matters just as much as what it does while they are.

Ideal resting posture: lips together, tongue lifted to the roof of the mouth, breathing through the nose. When a baby habitually rests with their mouth open and tongue low, that’s worth paying attention to — it can point to tension or a tongue that hasn’t learned where it’s supposed to live.

This is something I practice with families at visits. A few gentle reps like this, several times a day, helps retrain the pattern. Small and quiet, but it adds up.

If that sounds like your baby, let’s talk about it.

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Enter to win this Ultimate New Mommy Giveaway 🤍 So many great giveaways! Instructions on post on IG 👉🏻I’ll be giving awa...
08/24/2026

Enter to win this Ultimate New Mommy Giveaway 🤍

So many great giveaways!

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I’ll be giving away a Free Prenatal Consultation 🤎

08/22/2026

Does your baby make a sound like this while feeding? This is a textbook example of the sound Laryngomalacia makes, and it’s one pediatricians commonly miss, because it’s loudest during feeding, and most well-checks don’t include watching your baby eat. If this sounds like your baby: film it, note when it’s loudest, and bring that video to your pediatrician. Ask directly if it could be Laryngomalacia and if an ENT referral makes sense.

Upright feeding positions and slower, paced feeds can help in the meantime.
Laid back nursing an help slow the breastmilk flow.
Educational content only, not a substitute for individualized in-person care.

Save this for later, and follow for the feeding red flags no one tells you about.

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