Ready to say goodbye to painful latching?
You CAN have the feeding experience you always hoped for, even if it's been difficult or painful for a long time.
MAYBE YOU WERE PREPARED FOR IT TO BE HARD.
But not this hard, or for it to hurt this long! what about those times when everything works? Maybe it's really good. The feeling you get when you connect with your baby, it's amazing and incredible! You love the thought of being to provide them with the really good stuff that breastmilk has to offer....and the ability to be able to go places without bottles or your pump or worrying about storing milk? It's game-changing when you master The Boob Machine™
When latching and feeding hurts or is confusing:
It's awful.
Maybe this makes you want to give the bottle, always or sometimes.
Feeling guilty and afraid to admit that maybe you're just not "cut out" for breastfeeding?
Know what is true for you, which ways are right for you, when and why.
It is never too late to work on better feedings.
If you give a bottle, make sure you know how much, which one, when and why this matters for your
babies development, sleep and belly.
Schedule your session struggling or wondering mama
You've probably found yourself questioning if breastfeeding is really worth it even when it feels really important to you.
✔You might dread feeding your baby because it hurts so much.
✔You've probably heard that it gets better with time, but that hasn't happened yet. Even if it will you cannot wait.
✔You may have even wondered if exclusively pumping would just be a better option for you, even though that wasn't your first plan. Know all about this.
✔You've considered giving up, but you really want to be able to breastfeed your baby.
You want to know that if you do give a bottle it isn't "giving up" and if you do it, how to bottle feed well in ways easy and best for you, now and later. Stop this "nipple confusion".
You thought you would be breastfeeding, and you are doing something different, bottle, syringe, or shield, SNS or well, all and whatever! f you want to figure feedings out fast and get support to make the better changes last.
Come for a visit.
WHEN LATCHING YOUR BABY FEELS BAD, IT OVERSHADOWS EVERYTHING ELSE.
The clock ticks down until the next feeding time. You look forward to those bottle feeds when you get a break but even that adds to the guilt and worry that you are being carried farther away from where you want to be.
IMAGINE IF LATCHING
FELT GOOD. If you knew your baby was getting what they need?
✔Feeding your baby could be something you look forward to.
✔You would pump or feed with bottles when you wanted to.
You learn to become a bottle feeding expert.
✔Feeding in ways that connect you and baby, optimal bonding.
✔End pain, support best growth and development.
✔Find your baby and families best feeding methods and routines.
Whatever method of feeding and caring for you baby you choose, know why you are doing it and how to be sure to know how it is working best for you.
50% OF BREAST OR CHESTFEEDING PARENTS QUIT BEFORE THEY ARE READY BECAUSE OF PAIN, CONFUSION OR LACK OF CONFIDENCE.
THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOUR STORY.
YOU CAN END FEEDING STRUGGLES. RIGHT NOW.
You've been doing every single thing "they "taught" you to do, It hasn't worked or stopped working. You may have even met with lactation consultants who told you to just wait it out until it got better, or other stuff that likely isn't working as you'd hoped.
Perhaps you get advice from your friends or family. Well meaning, full of love for you, likely clueless on exactly what is going on for feeding and what is right for you.
Babies grow and change fast. Things can easily get off track with the supply and latch.
The traditional approach to infant latching doesn't typically set you up for long term success. If you have blisters, pinching, sores, compression and damage to your nipples; you are the walking evidence that something is mismatched with your latch. What exactly is off and how to get it on and keep it there, that is what our sessions help you with.
Feeding is not supposed to hurt Let's get it right for you. Breast and or bottle, feed your baby in the ways that your breast and baby are signaling. No matter how you choose to feed, Feed in the ways which support your families best eating, sleeping, digestion, growth and development.
Ready for your best story? It is NOT hard to make things better. It's actually way easier than what you are doing right now. Understanding how to help use your baby's innate feeding skills, reflexes and how each developmental stage can be supported and enhanced.
Sessions with Julee focus on
whole family nourishment.
understand how to help use your baby's innate feeding skills, reflexes and expectations.
Work with developmental expectations, reflexes. Learn to see what your baby needs, hear their sounds and translate them into meanful actions which support easy baby feeding and care.
Thrive with custom guidance, coaching and support. Get all the details to know exactly what to do! You already have the best partner=your own baby. Come together for a visit, let's have fun figuring things out.
Frequently Asked Questions
IS MY BABY TOO OLD?
Feeding and taking care of a baby is for everyone. We love when everyone who will be primary caregivers OR primary support givers attend consults. There is no time when it is "too late" or baby is "too old" we eat and drink forever. Get things going right as soon as you are ready.
WHAT IF MY BABY ISN'T LATCHING?
Sometimes babies are not latching easily to the breast. Or canont take the bottle, or pacifier. Parents hear all sorts of conflicting answers and advice. If your baby isn't latching, something is not matching up. This is what our sessions figure out and fix.
WHAT IF MY BABY HAS A TONGUE TIE?
there's a lot of conflicting info and adfice, professionals saying it should or has to be this or that way. It is scary to think of needing to do a procedure, or a surgery, (even if "they" call it minor) still this is your child! Having a tongue tie means there is some tension, and restriction. Come for a visit, get it checked out and talk about the various ways and best timelines for optimal management. Be sure, be clear, choose wisely.
WHAT IF LATCH HAS BEEN PAINFUL FOR A LONG TIME?
It is never too late to make a better difference with feeding your baby. If you feed confused, uncertain or wish to get some information and ideas supporting a custom plan for now while focused on later needs, you will soon learn that there is no better time than the present.
I'M READY TO END BABY CARE STRUGGLES
Advice is only good if it works for you
Pushing through pain isn't good
I know society tells you to just wait it out to get through the pain. or see if feeding will just get easier. I also know you CAN just push through the pain because amazing parents just like you do it every day....at a cost to the baby care and bonding.
No matter how you feed, do it in a way that keeps the deep and loving connection going. If feeding from your breast or chest
feels like a chore you have to do instead of an experience you get to share with each other, this is a good reason to schedule a visit.
To feed is to nourish. to nourish is to nurture. Babies need to be held close and loved up. Learn how to feed your baby in the ways that work best for you
breast and or bottle, Julee is here to help you.
SEE YOU SOON!
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