Prenatal Feeding Resources
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Breastfeeding in the first hour, it's in your hands by First Droplets
This is a great video that will help you prepare for the early days of establishing breastfeeding including colostrum, milk production, latch, positioning, milk expression, etc.
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Many great infant feeding and infant care videos but I particularly recommend:
- “Attaching Your Baby to the Breast”: demonstrates effective latching with examples of ineffective latching and a visual of what's happening inside baby's mouth
- "Breastfeeding in the First Few Hours”: a great demonstration of baby's innate feeding instincts from birth
- “How to Express Breastmilk": a good demonstration of hand expressing milk
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A great resource, evidence based articles for specific questions
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LA Lactation Lady - also has a big catalogue of YouTube videos
Pump Momma Pump - geared towards exclusive pumpers but has great pumping info useful to all lactating folks
New Little Life - pumping focused, great resource for back-to-work; also great content on YouTube
Evidence-based infant sleep content: Hey Sleepy Baby & Ella Grace (nearby in Brooklyn, does consults)
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Nursing + Pumping Bras:
$ Bravado - This isn’t a bra, it’s an attachment you can use to make any nursing bra a pumping bra.
$ Simple Wishes nursing + pumping bra (30A - 44F)
$$ Bodily
$$ Larken
$$ David & Adley S-4X, regular or busty
$$ Kindred Bravely S-1X, regular or busty
$$$ Hatch
Nursing Bras:
$$ Kindred Bravely ballerina style, great for overnight
$$ Momcozy
$$ Bodily
$$ Bao Bei Body
$$$ Hatch
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These are my favorite bottles for babies who are also nursing, especially in the early stages of establishing their latch or for babies also working on oral motor skills.
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Here are some pacifiers that are best for babies still working on their sucking skills (0-3 months).
Prenatal Colostrum Expression
An article about what prenatal colostrum expression is, why you might want to do it and what to consider.
A video to demonstrate hand expression of colostrum
Haakaa colostrum collectors There are several different ways to collect and feed stored colostrum but these are my top recommendation because you can collect, store & feed all with the same container. These are great to bring to the hospital with you, even if you don’t collect colostrum prior to delivery.