Nurture Lactation

Everyone tells you what to pack in your hospital bag.
Not enough people tell you what to expect when it comes to feeding your baby.

If you remember these three things before delivery, you’ll walk into postpartum with a lot more confidence — and a lot less pressure to “just figure it out”

1. breastfeeding is learned, not instinctive🌿
Your baby is born with feeding reflexes. You aren’t born knowing how to breast-feed. It’s a scale that takes practice for both of you, and needing help is completely normal!

2. your milk doesn’t “come in” right away💧
Your body makes colostrum first — small amounts of nutrient dense antibody rich first milk that’s exactly what your newborn needs. (we have a whole post on this already — go check it out!) More milk typically increases around days 2-5 after birth.

3. you don’t have to wait until there’s a problem to get lactation support 🤍
Meeting with an IBCLC during pregnancy can help you build confidence, make a feeding plan, and troubleshoot common challenges before your baby arrives. The hospital nurse/IBCLC is nice to have for those midnight day-1 freak outs — but having a foundation first will make it all so much more manageable and ✨magical✨

What would you add to the list?👇🏻

Breastfeeding is natural.

So is walking. That doesn’t mean babies come out knowing how to do it. 🫠

A virtual prenatal consult can help you feel prepared before baby arrives, so you’re not learning everything the hard way at 2am 😩

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