Posts tagged breast-feeding
The BASICS of Breastfeeding: What We Want All of Our Clients to Know
The BASICS of Breastfeeding: What We Want All of Our Clients to Know

It’s World Breastfeeding Week, so this week’s blog is focused on that early breastfeeding journey. We wish every one of our clients that chooses to breastfeed knew about the B.A.S.I.C.S. during those early days and weeks. Don’t know the B.A.S.I.C.S? Check out today’s blog.

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Breastfeeding, New Parents, Newborn, Postpartum DoulasKelly Rutanbreastfeeding support, breastfed, breast-feeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding issuesComment
Why is This SO Hard?!? Early Breastfeeding Challenges and How To Overcome Them
Why is This SO Hard?!? Early Breastfeeding Challenges and How To Overcome Them

It’s World Breastfeeding Week and we’re celebrating any parent that has tried to breastfeed (you get to define “try” anyway you like). Whether you provided one drop of breastmilk or several years worth or anything in between, you deserve to be celebrated. Because breastfeeding is HARD. If you’re in the early stages of establishing that relationship, then this blog is for you.

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Breastfeeding, Doulas, Newborn, Postpartum DoulasKelly Rutanbreastfeeding support, breastfed, breast-feeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding issuesComment
Bottle-Feeding Baby: The How, When, and Why
Bottle-Feeding Baby: The How, When, and Why

At Doulas of Raleigh, we support ALL of our clients’ feeding choices - breast, bottle, formula, a little bit of everything. Today we’re tackling questions about bottle-feeding. Introducing a bottle might sound simple, but there’s probably more to it than you know. Take a look.

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Formula Feeding, Postpartum Doulas, Returning to Work, BreastfeedingKelly Rutanbottle, bottle-feeding, breast-feeding, breastfed, formula, formula feeding, infant feedingComment