The Risks of Weight Loss While Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is one of the most beautiful and powerful ways to connect with our babies. It’s a time of bonding, love, and immense care...
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Danielle Facey
Nov 154 min read
How to Hold Space for Your Toddler’s Feelings When You Introduce Breastfeeding Boundaries
Breastfeeding is a journey full of love, connection, and growth—for both you and your little one. But like all journeys, it evolves. As...
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Danielle Facey
Oct 286 min read
How Does Breast Milk Change Over Time? (Spoiler: It Never Turns to Water!)
Breast milk is a remarkable, living fluid that adapts continuously to meet the needs of growing children. From the initial colostrum...
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Danielle Facey
Oct 166 min read
10 Common Breastfeeding Challenges & How to Overcome Them
Breastfeeding is the most beautiful and rewarding thing I have ever done; it's also the most challenging. After a difficult start, I...
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Danielle Facey
Sep 265 min read
Breastfeeding Your Toddler: What it's Like & How to Navigate Challenges
Breastfeeding beyond infancy often evokes strong reactions—from admiration to confusion, and sometimes harsh judgement. Yet, for many...
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Danielle Facey
Sep 184 min read
What to Do When Your Partner Wants You to Stop Breastfeeding: Navigating a Sensitive Conversation
Breastfeeding is one of the most personal and meaningful decisions a mother can make for her child. It provides a sense of connection,...
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Danielle Facey
Sep 124 min read
Everything you Need to Know About Breast Milk Sharing
Breast milk is often referred to as "liquid gold" for its vital role in infant nutrition and development. However, for many mothers,...
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Danielle Facey
Sep 93 min read
My Rollercoaster Breastfeeding Journey: How I Overcame Challenges to Feed My Baby
As a first-time mom, I gave birth to my beautiful baby boy on March 31st, 2024. He weighed a healthy 9 pounds, 1 ounce, and while I had...
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Danielle Facey
Sep 32 min read
Breastfeeding and Ibuprofen: Is It Safe?
If you're a breastfeeding mom experiencing pain, you may wonder whether it's safe to take ibuprofen. The good news is that research and...
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Danielle Facey
Aug 294 min read
My Breastfeeding Journey So Far - 9 Months In
The Theme of Black Breastfeeding Week 2024 is: Listen Up! Reclaiming Our Narrative and Centering our Stories for Breastfeeding Justice....
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Danielle Facey
Aug 174 min read
How to Introduce a Bottle to Your Breastfed Baby
Important note: I write this post by popular request, not because any nursing mother should feel that she must introduce a bottle to her...
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Danielle Facey
Aug 54 min read
Introducing Breastfeeding Boundaries Without Stopping Completely
Breastfeeding does not have to be all or nothing. Setting breastfeeding boundaries can be a loving and gentle process, not a harsh or...
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Danielle Facey
Jul 163 min read
Breastfeeding Nursing Strikes: Everything You Need to Know
Breastfeeding is a deeply personal and often beautiful experience between you and your baby. However, there can be challenges along the...
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Danielle Facey
Jul 45 min read
How to Breastfeed: Getting off to the Best Possible Start
Breastfeeding is a beautiful and natural way to nourish your baby, providing them with the best possible start in life. However, the...
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Danielle Facey
Jul 43 min read
My Journey to Founding Breast Dressed: A Story of Fashion, Motherhood, and Sustainable Breastfeeding Clothes
From Fashion Designer to Founder of Breast Dressed With a background in fashion design, I've spent the past 14 years working as a...
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Danielle Facey
Jun 265 min read
6 Do's and Don'ts of Stopping Breastfeeding
If you had asked, I would have bet our house that I would not be able to wean our sensitive, stubborn, strong-willed three year old off...
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Danielle Facey
Jun 134 min read
Understanding Breastfeeding Aversion, Agitation & DMER
Breastfeeding is often portrayed as a beautiful, natural bonding experience between mother and baby. However, for many mothers, the...
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Danielle Facey
Jun 103 min read
Are Breastfeeding Vitamins Necessary?
For many new mothers, the dietary guidance provided during breastfeeding often feels vague and unhelpful. Recommendations such as “Eat a...
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Danielle Facey
May 294 min read
Breastfeeding, Weight Loss & Weight Gain
I share this post because I get asked about breastfeeding and weight loss all the time, not because I believe that any lactating mother...
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Danielle Facey
May 223 min read
5 Unsexy Ways to Practise Self Care as a Breastfeeding Mother (That are Actually Achievable)
I remember reading so much advice about breastfeeding when my son was newborn and much of it recommended that I rest as much as possible...
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