by Dr. Wadley | Jun 26, 2024 | Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding beyond 3 months
For many mothers, ensuring they have an adequate milk supply is a common concern. While there is lots of information out there, not all of it is grounded in evidence. Let’s simplify this topic and focus on three ways to increase your milk supply naturally by...
by Dr. Wadley | Jun 7, 2024 | Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding during first 3 months
There is so much that the world puts onto new mothers, including the pressure to breastfeed their babies. Unfortunately, women do not often find adequate support for breastfeeding and often turn to the internet to answer their questions. Nipple confusion is a...
by Dr. Wadley | Jun 6, 2024 | Baby Topics, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding during first 3 months
Welcoming a newborn into the world is a joyous event, but it also comes with essential decisions to ensure your baby’s health and safety. One critical aspect of newborn care is the administration of vitamin K. This blog post aims to elucidate the importance of...
by Dr. Wadley | May 28, 2024 | Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding beyond 3 months
Many mothers face tough decisions when it comes to their infant feeding choice. While certain people make up their mind between all breastfeeding or all formula feeding, sometimes new mothers are presented with the difficult decision about whether or not to supplement...
by Dr. Wadley | May 24, 2024 | Baby Topics, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding during first 3 months
As I entered her room, Sally’s new baby was sleeping on her chest. She had given birth 3 hours ago and had just come to the postpartum unit where I was on duty as the newborn hospitalist for the day. My job was to take care of Sally’s new baby during her first few...
by Dr. Wadley | May 22, 2024 | Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding beyond 3 months, Breastfeeding during first 3 months
Has your great aunt Ruth told you that your baby is not going to grow on your breast milk alone and you should offer formula? Or maybe the internet told you that your breast milk turns to water after several months of breastfeeding. These are just a couple of examples...
by Dr. Wadley | May 20, 2024 | Breastfeeding
As a former newborn hospital pediatrician, I helped many new mothers to establish breastfeeding during the newborn hospital stay. Frequently, I saw new mothers who had tattoos and piercings who desired to breastfeed their babies. Often, these mothers did not have any...
by Dr. Wadley | May 16, 2024 | Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding beyond 3 months, Breastfeeding during first 3 months
Early in my career as a pediatrician, I spent my days in the hospital caring for babies in the first couple of days of their life. As time went on, I began to miss seeing the bigger kids and watching children grow up. These are things that I anticipated enjoying as I...
by Dr. Wadley | May 15, 2024 | Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding during first 3 months
As a new mother, I looked down at the tiniest new member of our family. We had both spent the morning crying. Me, because she wouldn’t eat and her because… well, she was hungry. In the earliest weeks postpartum, I experienced most of the common...
by Dr. Wadley | May 13, 2024 | Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding during first 3 months
Navigating motherhood often brings surprising things that maybe you weren’t expecting, especially regarding the body’s response during breastfeeding. Hormonal shifts affect breastfeeding mothers in similar ways that menopausal symptoms affect older women....