Now there is help. Belly . . . → Read More: Post Partum Support Bands By Belly Banit- More Than Just Supportive!]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/post-partum-support-bands-by-belly-banit-more-than-just-supportive/feed/ 0 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/local-support-is-essential-for-any-new-mom/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/local-support-is-essential-for-any-new-mom/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:36:11 +0000 http://blog.mothersboutique.com/?p=495 If you decide to breast or bottle feed, work or stay home, or a combo of everything- You need a support system that understand you and can help when you have questions.

Two places that you can check out for a group local to you are La Leche League International or MOPS.

La . . . → Read More: Local Support Is Essential For Any New Mom]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/local-support-is-essential-for-any-new-mom/feed/ 4 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/avoiding-engorgement-and-other-over-production-pains/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/avoiding-engorgement-and-other-over-production-pains/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:16:05 +0000 http://site.mothersboutique.com/blog/?p=216 Today’s tips come from one of our readers. Brandy sent in her story and I just had to share with you, because as you know- take the advice from those who have been there! You never know what will work for you.

Maybe I’m just lucky?  Or maybe I have had some GREAT advice . . . → Read More: Avoiding Engorgement And Other Over Production Pains]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/avoiding-engorgement-and-other-over-production-pains/feed/ 2 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/tantrums-fussing-and-whinningoh-my/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/tantrums-fussing-and-whinningoh-my/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:00:32 +0000 http://site.mothersboutique.com/blog/?p=57 If you ask parents to list the most frustrating discipline problems during early childhood, you would find that these three items appear on every list. All children master their own version of these behaviors – every parent has to deal with them!

Controlling their emotions Most often these behaviors are caused by a child’s . . . → Read More: Tantrums, Fussing, and Whinning…Oh My!]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/tantrums-fussing-and-whinningoh-my/feed/ 2 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/big-change-is-coming-to-our-boutique/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/big-change-is-coming-to-our-boutique/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:00:18 +0000 http://blog.mothersboutique.com/?p=9903 This business began nearly 10 years ago, when Judy found a huge need for quality nursing clothing and products to help her succeed in breastfeeding. Nursing her son was such an important part of her life at this time, and her business grew from this experience and a desire to help other mothers. A Mother’s . . . → Read More: Big Change is Coming to Our Boutique]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/big-change-is-coming-to-our-boutique/feed/ 2 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/medication-and-mothers-milk-you-can-probably-take-it/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/medication-and-mothers-milk-you-can-probably-take-it/#respond Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:32:08 +0000 http://blog.mothersboutique.com/?p=9897 One of the more unfortunate themes we hear regularly is the tale of the PCP, dentist, psychologist, or even pediatrician telling a breastfeeding mother she must wean in order to take a necessary medication.

Mother after mother tells us she was told to pump and dump for 24 hours following minor surgery, told to . . . → Read More: Medication and Mothers Milk: You Can Probably Take It]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/medication-and-mothers-milk-you-can-probably-take-it/feed/ 0 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/does-night-nursing-cause-tooth-decay/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/does-night-nursing-cause-tooth-decay/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:00:48 +0000 http://blog.mothersboutique.com/?p=8729 We know that until recently, medical students (even pediatricians!) were not studying lactation very regularly. This results in many physicians lacking accurate, evidence-based information about breastfeeding. The same can be true for dentists. 

Many, many mothers are told that night nursing is the same as bottle propping, that night nursing can lead to tooth decay . . . → Read More: Does Night Nursing Cause Tooth Decay?]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/does-night-nursing-cause-tooth-decay/feed/ 1 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/poop-watch/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/poop-watch/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:00:38 +0000 http://blog.mothersboutique.com/?p=9885 Did you ever think you’d talk so much about poop before having kids? I had no idea I’d care about poop, let alone text my husband regular updates about the bowel situation of my kids.

When my breastfed babies were newborns, we learned so much about poop: color, consistency, frequency.

We’d have dinner with . . . → Read More: Poop Watch]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/poop-watch/feed/ 0 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/stocking-stuffers-for-baby/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/stocking-stuffers-for-baby/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:00:24 +0000 http://blog.mothersboutique.com/?p=9882 When my first son was a baby, I really didn’t buy him much for Christmas. I mean, he was a baby, and he got a river of gifts from his relatives…

By the time I had more kids, my older kids grew very concerned that their younger brothers should have gifts to open, too. . . . → Read More: Stocking Stuffers for Baby?]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/stocking-stuffers-for-baby/feed/ 0 https://blog.mothersboutique.com/am-i-feeding-my-newborn-too-much/ https://blog.mothersboutique.com/am-i-feeding-my-newborn-too-much/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:00:08 +0000 http://blog.mothersboutique.com/?p=9877 I remember when my first son was born, I was utterly overwhelmed by how much and how often he needed me. All the books had assured me my son would nurse for 20 minutes per breast every few hours…so why was he sucking on each breast for 45 minutes every 90 minutes?

Turns out, . . . → Read More: Am I Feeding My Newborn Too Much?]]> https://blog.mothersboutique.com/am-i-feeding-my-newborn-too-much/feed/ 1