The BEST Place for Moms LLC

08/26/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨 Now accepting Medi-Cal/Partnership!

We offer visits for
🤰Prenatal breastfeeding/pumping preparation.
🤱Lactation support for any issues after birth.
💻Help planning for returning to work/school.
🍼Help with a baby who won’t take a bottle

We offer home visits in most of Butte County or virtual visits!
530-287-8222 text or call

Supporting you in your parenting journey with expert breastfeeding, pumping, and bottle refusal help in the comfort of your home in Butte County: Chico, Paradise, Magalia, Oroville, Durham, and more.

08/25/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions about breastfeeding is that the hospital lactation consultant is going to “teach you how to breastfeed” before you go home

And I need parents to understand this with love and honesty:
Most hospital lactation consultants simply do not have enough time 😞

Not because they don’t care
Not because they aren’t skilled
But because hospital systems are stretched thin

One lactation consultant may be covering:
• Multiple postpartum floors
• NICU
• New admissions
• Discharges
• Pumps and paperwork
• Babies with medical complications
• Moms recovering from surgery
• Charting and insurance requirements

Meanwhile you’re 24 hours postpartum, exhausted, bleeding, learning a brand new human… and someone pops in for 12 minutes while your baby is asleep 😅

Breastfeeding is not a one-time lesson
It is a learned relationship that unfolds over days and weeks

The hospital is often just:
✨ “Here’s how to latch”
✨ “Baby has jaundice start supplementing”
✨ “Baby lost too much weight start pumping”

And then parents go home thinking:
“Why does this suddenly feel impossible?”

Because the real challenges often start AFTER discharge:
• Milk coming in
• Engorgement
• Cluster feeding
• Ni**le pain
• Pumping
• Bottle refusal
• Oversupply
• Low supply worries
• Weight gain concerns
• Sleep deprivation
• Learning your actual baby

This is why postpartum lactation support matters so much 💛

Here’s what I wish every family knew:
• Take a prenatal breastfeeding class BEFORE birth
• Follow evidence-based lactation accounts during pregnancy
• Have a lactation consultant lined up before delivery if possible
• Don’t wait until things are “bad enough” to ask for help
• One good postpartum visit can change your entire experience

And if breastfeeding felt harder than you expected after leaving the hospital?
You did not fail a class everyone else passed

You were discharged from a major medical event while learning one of the most biologically complex things humans do

That deserves support

08/07/2026

Breastfeeding definitely doesn’t have to be all or nothing! If you can’t fully breastfeed/give breastmilk you don’t have to go strictly to formula. Combo feeding can be great, any amount of breastmilk you can give will give you both huge benefits!

07/14/2026

The Baby Buddha 2.0 is a great portable pump if you need strong suction.

07/06/2026

Good basic discussion on ranking bottle types.

06/29/2026

06/07/2026

How cool is this?!

05/18/2026

Check your children’s ibuprofen:
“ The recall involves Strides Pharma, Inc.’s Children's Ibuprofen Oral Suspension, USP, 100 mg per 5mL, sold in 4 fluid ounces (120 mL) bottles. The product was manufactured for Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., and distributed across the country.

The lot numbers are 7261973A and 7261974A, while the expiration date is January 31, 2027”

Parents, check your medicine cabinets. Nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s ibuprofen have been recalled due to possible contamination. Tap the link in the first comment for more. 📷: Getty

03/24/2026

Heads up if you take moringa supplements. Rosabella brand moringa capsules have been recalled due to salmonella risk.

🚨 Supplement Recall Alert: Moringa & Salmonella Risk

Moringa is commonly used by breastfeeding mothers to help boost milk supply—but a recent FDA recall highlights an important safety concern.

⚠️ What was recalled:

Rosabella-brand moringa capsules

White bottles with green label

Expiration dates in 2027

👉 See table here for a complete list of affected lot numbers and expiration dates:
https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-extensively-drug-resistant-salmonella-moringa-powder-february-2026 %20Product%20Information

🦠 Why it matters:
These products were recalled due to Salmonella contamination, which can cause:
Diarrhea
Fever
Abdominal cramps

Symptoms typically begin 12–72 hours after exposure and may last 4–7 days.
Young children, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for severe illness.

InfantRisk perspective:
Moringa is often perceived as a “natural” way to support milk supply—but this recall is a reminder that supplements are not risk-free, especially during breastfeeding.

👉 Read our new article: “Recall Reality: The Hidden Gamble in Your Vitamin Cabinet” https://infantrisk.com/content/recall-reality-hidden-gamble-your-vitamin-cabinet

03/13/2026

Our website recently got a "glow up" come check it out and tell us what you think!
Still offering home visits for expert breastfeeding help in most of Butte county from pregnancy to weaning with new expertise in bottle refusal.

Supporting you in your parenting journey with expert breastfeeding, pumping, and bottle refusal help in the comfort of your home in Butte County: Chico, Paradise, Magalia, Oroville, Durham, and more.