Category Archives: Breastfeeding Your Baby

Accept unsolicited parenting advice with a smile

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

It’s summer and as the sun starts to peak out from the clouds; you suddenly realize you forgot your baby’s sun hat. Trying out your new baby wrap seemed like a wonderful idea until the sun appeared. To appease your soaring guilt, … Continue reading →

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Getting to the bottom of newborn stool

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

During your baby’s first year, you can expect to change about 2,500 diapers! It can be difficult to keep up with baby’s bowel movements! With all of those diaper changes, you may be wondering what’s normal in the newborn “poop” … Continue reading →

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Help! What happened to my milk supply?

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

Myth or Fact? A mother’s breasts will change once her milk supply is established. Did you guess fact? If so, you are right in many ways. Let’s chat about it. Shortly after giving birth, when your mature milk arrived, you may … Continue reading →

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Crying came naturally to my first born

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

Suddenly I could hear the car radio clearly for the first time in months. I glanced back with hesitation not wanting to disrupt this new found peace: he was awake, but not crying. This was a small miracle. My son … Continue reading →

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Don’t forget the D- vitamin D!

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

As you sip your morning coffee, blurry eyed from a near sleepless night, something tweaks your memory about vitamin D. You know it was in one of those countless books or articles you read when you were pregnant; likely somewhere between making notes on … Continue reading →